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Colson, Charles, 1931-? [I have done a number of things...]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.072 Author/Creator: Colson, Charles, 1931-? Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed document signed Date: circa 1975 Pagination: 1 card Height: 7.7 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

A sentiment in which Colson writes that giving his heart to Jesus was the most important thing he has ever done. Refers to Galatians 2: 20 (but does not quote). Colson was a Nixon advisor convicted in the Watergate scandal who experienced a conversion while in prison. He popularized the term "Born Again Christian."

Colson, Charles W., fl. 1975-1993

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