original_query: Who was Charles Wendell Colson?
query: Who was Charles Wendell Colson?
answer: Charles Wendell Colson (1931-2012), also known as Chuck Colson, was an American attorney and political advisor who served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon.  He was involved in the Watergate scandal, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, and later became an evangelical Christian, founding Prison Fellowship.