Photograph of (left to right) Harry Hubbard, Congressman Charles Wilson, and President Jimmy Carter eating on Air Force One on October 22, 1980. A signed inscription reads "Charlie, You're Great/ Jimmy Carter"

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson conversing with constituents inside his mobile office, June 1980.

Photograph of the inside of Congressman Charles Wilson's mobile office, taken during a district tour in June 1980.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing with constituents at a district event in February 1980.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with constituents at a June 1980 district event.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking to a group of interested constituents, June 1980.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson during a visit to a manufacturing plant in his district in June 1980.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson visiting a constituent and his hunting dogs in February 1980.

Photograph of Texas Congressional Delegation Members Kent Hance, Charles Wilson, and Phil Gramm at Ronald Reagan's inauguration on January 20, 1981.

Photograph of Texas Congressional Delegation members Kent Hance, Charlie Wilson, and Phil Gramm in the "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" pose at Ronald Reagan's inauguration on January 20, 1981.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson at a flag raising ceremony at the post office in Deweyville, Texas in February 1981. Deweyville High School students look on.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing on a float for the Diboll Day parade in Diboll, Texas on October 4, 1986.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson in Afghanistan during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Taken February 25, 1987.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson inside an armed vehicle with Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Taken on February 25, 1987.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson eating with Pakistanis during the filming of a CBS 60 Minutes episode. Pakistan, May or June 1988.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and a group of Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. February 25, 1987.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson on horseback among Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. February 25, 1987.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson firing a machine gun in Afghanistan during the filming of an episode of "60 Minutes" in May-June 1988. This photograph was used for the cover of George Crile's book, Charlie Wilson's War.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson drinking with Pakistanis in Pakistan. This image was taken during the filming of a CBS 60 Minutes episode. May or June 1988.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing with Afghan mujahideen and holding weapons. Taken during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, February 25, 1987.

Photograph of Harry Reasoner interviewing Congressman Charles Wilson for a CBS 60 Minutes television program, in Pakistan in May or June 1988. The signs "Little Ben" and "Big Ben" are in the background.

Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson laughing during an interview with Harry Reasoner of "60 minutes" while in Pakistan in May or June of 1988.

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."