Charlie Wilson

Charles Nesbitt Wilson (June 1, 1933 – February 10, 2010) was an American politician and naval officer who was a 12-term Democratic Representative from Texas's 2nd congressional district. Wilson is best known for leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan administrations supplied military equipment to the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War. His behind-the-scenes campaign was the subject of the non-fiction book Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History by George Crile III and the subsequent film Charlie Wilson's War, in which he was portrayed by Tom Hanks. Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Charles Wilson Congressional Papers in the East Texas Research Center at Stephen F. Austin State University

Charles Wilson: Lieutenant, United States Navy, Member of Congress, ArlingtonCemetery.net, 3 July 2023, an unofficial website

Charlie Wilson's War at IMDb.

Appearances on C-SPAN