Photograph of East Texans protesting expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve on April 29, 1989. Their sign reads "Give me Liberty or Give me death, but Don't Give me 'Charlie'." Congressman Charles Wilson supported the expansion of the area protected by the federal government, an opinion that put him at odds with some of his constituents, particularly private property owners and those who made their living from the forest products industry.

Photograph of a sign at a protest against the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve in Southeast Texas on April 29, 1989. The sign, attached to a protestor's vehicle, reads, "'Timber Charlie' Stinks."

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson interacting with the crowd at a protest of the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve, April 29, 1989.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson. This photograph was a personal favorite of Barbara and Charlie Wilson. Taken October 7, 2003. Charles Bogel is the photographer.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson laughing with First Lady Barbara Bush, President George H.W. Bush, and Texas Governor Ann Richards.

Photograph of Lloyd Bentsen, Ellen Temple and Congressman Charles Wilson at a campaign event in the 1990's.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson, Governor Ann Richards, and Miss Texas Rhonda Morrison in the parking lot of the Angelina County Exposition Center in Lufkin, Texas at the conclusion of their day-long helicopter tour. The tour occurred during the 1992 campaign on October 14, and began in Orange with stops in Silsbee, Jasper, and Center. After ceremonies at the Exposition Center, it concluded with a reception at Crown Colony Country Club.

Photograph of Lufkin Attorney Ward Burke. Congressman Charles Wilson is in the background on the far right.

Photograph of Johnny Cash at a fundraiser for Congressman Charles Wilson in Orange, Texas in 1994.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson riding a donkey in the 1994 Diboll Day Parade in Diboll, Texas.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and his wife Barbara with President Bill Clinton at a holiday party.

Photograph of a poster of actor Tom Hanks and former Congressman Charles Wilson. Hanks portrayed Wilson in the motion picture "Charlie Wilson's War." The poster is inscribed "Charlie, at least the suspenders are correct! Tom Hanks"

Photograph of Chief Kina Robert Fulton Battise, Chief of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe in Texas, and Charles Wilson in December 1972 during the Governor for a Day celebrations.