The Congressman Charles Wilson Collection
Charles Nesbitt “Charlie” Wilson was a 12-term Democratic United States Representative from January 3, 1976 until October 8, 1996. As a congressman, he served Texas’s second congressional district, which included Nacogdoches, Angelina, Sabine, Newton, Jasper, Orange, Hardin, Tyler, Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker, Trinity, Houston, and Anderson Counties during his tenure. He is perhaps best known for his congressional leadership in Operation Cyclone, the largest CIA covert operation in history, which supplied military equipment to Afghanistan during the Soviet Invasion in 1979. He recently again came to prominence with the release of the Charlie Wilson’s War, starring Tom Hanks, which documented Wilson's personal and political life.
Charlie Wilson on Afghanistan Segment from Eyewitness Issues and Answers (1983)
The Congressman Charles Wilson Collection
How Joanne Herring won Charlie Wilson's War
Personal triumph of 'Charlie Wilson's War' – Orange County Register
The Congressman Charles Wilson Collection
Charlie Wilson obituary, US Congress
UA 562.01 Charlie Wilson Photo Collection
Charlie Wilson's War (film) - Wikipedia
UA 562.01 Charlie Wilson Photo Collection
Charlie Wilson — He Of 'Charlie Wilson's War' — Is Dead : It's All Politics : NPR
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