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, serving his entire administration from 1969 to Nixon's resignation in 1974. He continued to work in the White House under

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. Cole worked at the

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advertising agency under

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and went with Haldeman to work on the Nixon campaign in 1969. When Nixon was elected, he entered government, working as an assistant to

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and in 1974 became assistant to the president for domestic affairs. Cole was not implicated in the

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scandal—his name does not even appear in

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and

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's book ''All the President's Men''. He died in

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, at age 63.

References

Kenneth Reese Cole Jr., 63, Aide to Nixon
''New York Times''. August 23, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Kenneth Reese Jr. 1938 births 2001 deaths Nixon administration personnel People from Willsboro, New York United States presidential advisors