Charles "Chuck" Wendell Colson (born October 16, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts) was the Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He was commonly named as one of the Watergate Seven, but was never charged with, or prosecuted for, any crime related to the Watergate break-in or its cover-up, although he did plead guilty to obstruction of justice in another case.
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- Charles "Chuck" Wendell Colson (born October 16, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts) was the Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He was commonly named as one of the Watergate Seven, but was never charged with, or prosecuted for, any crime related to the Watergate break-in or its cover-up, although he did plead guilty to obstruction of justice in another case. After extensively investigating Colson's activities relating to Watergate, Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski attempted to make a deal with Colson in which Colson would agree to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge relating to Watergate, in exchange for which Jaworski agreed to recommend that he not be sentenced to prison. Colson felt doing so would be pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit. Instead, Colson counter-offered. Colson told Jaworski that he would agree to plead guilty to the crime of obstruction of justice, not in relation to Watergate, but in relation to having attempted to smear Pentagon Papers defendant Daniel Ellsberg and damage his chances for a fair trial. Colson insisted also that Jaworski would not be constrained to recommend no prison time. At the sentencing, Judge Gerhard Gesell sentenced Colson to the maximum prison term permitted under federal law. Colson's later life has been spent working with his non-profit organization devoted to prison ministry called "Prison Fellowship. " Colson is also a public speaker and author. He is founder and chairman of the Wilberforce Forum, which is the "Christian worldview thinking, teaching, and advocacy arm of" Prison Fellowship, and includes Colson's daily radio broadcast, BreakPoint, now heard on a thousand outlets. The ministry conducts justice reform efforts through Justice Fellowship. Colson has received 15 honorary doctorates and in 1993 was awarded the Templeton Prize, the world's largest annual financial prize given for merit (over $1 million), which is given each year to the one person in the world who has done the most to advance the cause of religion. He donated this prize to further the work of Prison Fellowship, as he does all his speaking fees and royalties.
- Charles Wendell „Chuck“ Colson fungierte in den Jahren 1969 bis 1973 als Hauptberater für den US-amerikanischen Präsidenten Richard Nixon und war einer der sieben Nixon-Berater, die wegen der Watergate-Affäre zu Gefängnisstrafen verurteilt wurden.
- Charles Wendell Colson oli presidentti Richard Nixonin erikoisneuvonantajana vuosina 1969–1973. Vaikka hänet yhdistettiin julkisuudessa Watergate-skandaaliin, hän todellisuudessa sai vain siihen varsinaisesti liittymättömän vankeustuomion (1–3) vuotta "viranomaisten vastustamisesta" (obstruction of justice). Hän maksoi myös sakkoja ja menetti lakimiesoikeutensa. Tuomio tuli 21. kesäkuuta 1974, ja vapaus koitti etuajassa 31. tammikuuta 1975. Colson syntyi Bostonissa, Massachusettsissa. Hän valmistui Juris Doctorina George Washingtonin yliopistosta ja nousi merijalkaväessä kapteeniksi. Colson koki 1970-luvulla uskonnollisen herätyksen ja ryhtyi aktiiviseksi kristinuskon puolestapuhujaksi. Hän on perustanut Prison Fellowshipin, saanut useita kunniatohtorinarvoja ja julkaissut runsaasti uskonnollista kirjallisuutta. Hänelle myönnettiin vuonna 1993 Templeton-palkinto.
- Charles Wendell "Chuck" Colson est une personnalité de la droite chrétienne américaine et un ancien conseiller de la Maison Blanche du président Richard Nixon et à ce titre impliqué dans l'affaire du Watergate. Originaire du Massachusetts, il est engagé dans le corps des marines (1951-1953), travaille au département de la Marine (1953-1956), pour le sénateur républicain du Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall (1956-1961), et pour un cabinet d'avocats de Washington (1961-1969). En 1968, il conseille Nixon lors de la campagne présidentielle, dans un Comité sur les enjeux essentiels. En novembre 1969, Colson est nommé conseiller spécial du président Nixon. Il sert de liaison entre la Maison Blanche et des groupes d'intérêt privés (vétérans, fermiers, mouvements conservateurs, syndicats, organisations industrielles, et de nombreux autres lobbys). Son influence se ressent sur le choix des invités de la Maison Blanche ou des dossiers importants, touchant à la défense, au Viêt Nam ou au budget. Colson a gagné la réputation d'un homme impitoyable. Il est l'auteur en 1971 d'un mémo listant des ennemis de Nixon, révélé lors du scandale du Watergate. John Dean, conseiller juridique de la présidence, affirma que Colson avait proposé de poser une bombe dans la Brookings Institution afin d'y récupérer des documents. Avec Ehrlichman, Colson a chargé Howard Hunt de l'opération de cambriolage du Watergate. Il avait commandité une opération de ce type pour récupérer des documents chez le psychiatre de Daniel Ellsberg, auteur de la fuite des papiers du Pentagone en 1971. Le 10 mars 1973, en plein scandale du Watergate, il démissionne de la Maison Blanche. Le 1 mars 1974, il est inculpé de conspiration et obstruction à la justice. Il plaide coupable dans l'affaire Ellsberg, il est condamné à 1 à 3 ans de prison, mais sort au bout de 7 mois, pour cause de problèmes familiaux. Après son séjour en prison, Colson prétend avoir retrouvé la foi chrétienne et être un born again. Il devient une figure médiatique et reconnue de l'évangélisme, exprimant les positions conservatrices propres à la droite chrétienne soutenant George W. Bush et milite pour des programmes chrétiens d'aide aux détenus. En 1993 il reçoit le Prix Templeton.
- Charles Colson foi o conselheiro chefe do presidente norte-americano Richard Nixon entre 1969 e 1973. Investigações sobre seu envolvimento no caso Watergate, criaram uma grave crise política. Iniciou-se então, um processo de impeachment contra o Presidente Nixon, que acabou renunciando. Alguns meses mais tarde, Charles Colson foi preso, condenado a três anos de prisão federal por participação no escândalo Watergate. Neste intervalo, converteu-se ao cristianismo e mudou radicalmente sua vida. Atualmente lidera um ministério de evangelização internacional nas prisões conhecido como Prison Fellowship, uma organização que auxilia presidiários, ex-presidiários, seus familiares, vítimas e famílias afetadas.
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- Those among us who consider themselves most worldly — Pete Hamill, for instance; or the writers for the ''Village Voice'' — treat [Colson's conversion] as a huge joke, as if W. C. Fields had come out for the Temperance Union. They are waiting for the second act, when the resolution comes, and W. C. Fields is toasting his rediscovery of booze, and Colson is back practicing calisthenics on his grandmother's grave
- Washington Star, June 28, 1974William Buckley. "Colson Christianity skepticism unfounded," originally in Washington Star and reprinted in The Dallas Morning News, June 28, 1974, page 21A.
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- Charles "Chuck" Wendell Colson (born October 16, 1931, in Boston, Massachusetts) was the Special Counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He was commonly named as one of the Watergate Seven, but was never charged with, or prosecuted for, any crime related to the Watergate break-in or its cover-up, although he did plead guilty to obstruction of justice in another case.
- Charles Wendell „Chuck“ Colson fungierte in den Jahren 1969 bis 1973 als Hauptberater für den US-amerikanischen Präsidenten Richard Nixon und war einer der sieben Nixon-Berater, die wegen der Watergate-Affäre zu Gefängnisstrafen verurteilt wurden.
- Charles Wendell Colson oli presidentti Richard Nixonin erikoisneuvonantajana vuosina 1969–1973. Vaikka hänet yhdistettiin julkisuudessa Watergate-skandaaliin, hän todellisuudessa sai vain siihen varsinaisesti liittymättömän vankeustuomion (1–3) vuotta "viranomaisten vastustamisesta" (obstruction of justice). Hän maksoi myös sakkoja ja menetti lakimiesoikeutensa. Tuomio tuli 21. kesäkuuta 1974, ja vapaus koitti etuajassa 31. tammikuuta 1975.
- Charles Wendell "Chuck" Colson est une personnalité de la droite chrétienne américaine et un ancien conseiller de la Maison Blanche du président Richard Nixon et à ce titre impliqué dans l'affaire du Watergate. Originaire du Massachusetts, il est engagé dans le corps des marines (1951-1953), travaille au département de la Marine (1953-1956), pour le sénateur républicain du Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall (1956-1961), et pour un cabinet d'avocats de Washington (1961-1969).
- Charles Colson foi o conselheiro chefe do presidente norte-americano Richard Nixon entre 1969 e 1973. Investigações sobre seu envolvimento no caso Watergate, criaram uma grave crise política. Iniciou-se então, um processo de impeachment contra o Presidente Nixon, que acabou renunciando. Alguns meses mais tarde, Charles Colson foi preso, condenado a três anos de prisão federal por participação no escândalo Watergate.
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