Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: On November 6 , 1969 , Colson was appointed as Special Counsel to President Nixon .
Simplified: Charles ( Chuck ) Wendell Colson ( born October 16 , 1931 , in Boston , Massachusetts ) was the chief counsel for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973 . Colson is also a public speaker and author .