Kenneth Reese Cole Jr.
Kenneth Reese Cole Jr. | |
|---|---|
| White House Domestic Affairs Advisor | |
| In office January 8, 1974 – February 28, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Melvin Laird |
| Succeeded by | James Cannon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 27, 1938 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 2001 (aged 63) Willsboro, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bucknell University |
Kenneth Reese Cole, Jr. (January 27, 1938 – August 16, 2001) was an aide to President Richard Nixon, serving his entire administration from 1969 to Nixon's resignation in 1974. He continued to work in the White House under Gerald Ford.
Cole worked at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency under H.R. Haldeman and went with Haldeman to work on the Nixon campaign in 1969. When Nixon was elected, he entered government, working as an assistant to John Ehrlichman and in 1974 became assistant to the president for domestic affairs.
Cole was not implicated in the Watergate scandal—his name does not even appear in Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's book All the President's Men.
He died in Willsboro, New York at age 63.
References
- Kenneth Reese Cole Jr., 63, Aide to Nixon. New York Times. Aug 23, 2001