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[Anti- Big Thicket Expansion Protest Sign]
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.
[Arthur Temple Jr. with Wilmuth Wilson at District Event]
Photograph of Arthur Temple Jr. at one of Congressman Charles Wilson's district events, likely in the early 1980s. Wilmuth Wilson, Charlie's mother, is on the left.
[Barbara and George H.W. Bush speak with Charlie Wilson and Ann Richards]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson laughing with First Lady Barbara Bush, President George H.W. Bush, and Texas Governor Ann Richards.
[Buddy Temple Gives Speech at Wilson's Governor Day]
Photograph of State representative Buddy Temple, friend of Charlie Wilson, speaking at Wilson's Governor for a Day ceremony at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas on December 2, 1972. Behind him are Charlie Wilson and his first wife Jerry, and Lufkin attorney Martin Dies. Judge John Hannah was also in attendance.
[Charles and Barbara Wilson with Bill Clinton]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and his wife Barbara with President Bill Clinton at a holiday party.
[Charles Wilson and Ben Barnes]
Photograph of Senator Charles Wilson receiving the gavel from Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes upon his appointment as chairman of the Texas Senate Banking Committee, February 6, 1969.
[Charles Wilson and Big Thicket Protesters]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson interacting with the crowd at a protest of the expansion of the Big Thicket National Preserve, April 29, 1989.
[Charles Wilson and Bob Eckhardt]
Photograph of Charlie Wilson with Congressman Robert C. (Bob) Eckhardt.
[Charles Wilson and General Norman Schwarzkopf]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson shaking hands with General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
[Charles Wilson and his Mobile Office 1979]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing in front of his "mobile office" in 1979. He and his office staff used the RV to travel to different cities throughout his large, rural congressional district, in order to meet with constituents.
[Charles Wilson and Johnny Cash]
Photograph of Johnny Cash at a fundraiser for Congressman Charles Wilson in Orange, Texas in 1994.
[Charles Wilson and Staff Member]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking with a staff member in his Congressional office.
[Charles Wilson and Sugar Ray Leonard]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard.
[Charles Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt Statue]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing in front of a statue of President Theodore Roosevelt during his 1976 campaign for the United States House of Representatives.
[Charles Wilson Answers Questions]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson taking questions at his desk.
[Charles Wilson at Corps of Engineers Meeting]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking with concerned constituents at a Corps Of Engineers Meeting in 1978.
[Charles Wilson at Dayton Townhall]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with constituents at a town hall meeting in Dayton, Texas in July 1978.
[Charles Wilson at Deweyville Post Office]
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.
[Charles Wilson at Panama Canal Hearings]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking at Congressional hearings on treaties regarding the Panama Canal, possibly the Foreign Relations Committee.
[Charles Wilson at the Lufkin Autumn Club]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson meeting with members of the Lufkin Autumn Club.
[Charles Wilson at the Marine Corps Monument]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson walking in front of a monument honoring the United States Marine Corps in Washington D. C. during the 1976 campaign.
[Charles Wilson Birthday June 1976]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson at his birthday celebration in June 1976, possibly in his Congressional office.
[Charles Wilson Campains with Ann Richards and Miss Texas]
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.
[Charles Wilson Diboll Day Parade1986]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing on a float for the Diboll Day parade in Diboll, Texas on October 4, 1986.
[Charles Wilson Donates Papers to SFA ]
Photograph of U.S. Congressman Charles Wilson, (D-Lufkin) (second from left), who was warmly welcomed at a reception at Stephen F. Austin State University when he presented a collection of his official papers to the university's Ralph W. Steen Library. The collection includes Wilson's records while a senator in the Texas Legislature as well as federal papers since he has been a U.S. Congressman. Looking on as Wilson shows his scrapbook, which was kept during his senate term are (from left) Dr. William R. Johnson, president of SFA; Ernestine Hendry, associate dean of student development; Dr. David Cox, professor of political science; and Charles Haas, vice president of fiscal affairs.
[Charles Wilson Early Portrait]
Photograph of Charles Wilson, date unknown.
[Charles Wilson Eating in Pakistan]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson eating with Pakistanis during the filming of a CBS 60 Minutes episode. Pakistan, May or June 1988.
[Charles Wilson Governor for a Day]
Photograph of Charlie Wilson holding a seal of the Trinity River Authority of Texas at his Governor for a Day ceremony on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas. December 2, 1972.
[Charles Wilson Governor for Day]
Photograph of Charlie Wilson signing papers at his Governor for a Day ceremony on December 2, 1972 at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas. Chief R. F. Battise sits to Wilson's left.
[Charles Wilson Greets Golda Meir]
Photograph of U.S. Congressman Charles Wilson shaking the hand of Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel from 1969-1974. She visited the United States in 1973.
[Charles Wilson in his Mobile Office 1980]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson conversing with constituents inside his mobile office, June 1980.
[Charles Wilson in Israel in Captured Tank ]
Photograph of US Congressman Charles Wilson sitting atop a captured Russian-made Egyptian tank in Israel in December 1973. Diboll Free Press Collection, The History Center, Diboll, Texas. Following the October 1973 Arab-Israeli War, East Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson inspected this Russian-built T-62 tank captured by Israel. Wilson, as a member of the Near East subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, visited Israel comparing U.S. military equipment to that of Russia. Wilson concluded in a December 1973 newspaper column that we were “growing lax in our preparedness,” as he thought our best equipment was not as advanced as what Russia was then supplying Egypt and Syria.
[Charles Wilson in Nacogdoches]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson speaking with constituents at a town meeting in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1978.
[Charles Wilson in Office]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson in his office.
[Charles Wilson in Pakistan]
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.
[Charles Wilson inside Mobile Office 02]
Photograph of the inside of Congressman Charles Wilson's mobile office, taken during a district tour in June 1980.
[Charles Wilson No Evil 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.
[Charles Wilson on Horesback in Afghanistan]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson on horseback among Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. February 25, 1987.
[Charles Wilson on Phone]
Photograph of Charles Wilson on the phone in his office.
[Charles Wilson on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol ]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson walking down the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building.
[Charles Wilson on U.S. Capitol Dome 1976]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing on the walkway of the U.S. Capitol Dome, ca. 1976.
[Charles Wilson outside Texas Capitol]
Photograph of State representative Charles Wilson outside of the Texas capitol with three supporters. Left to right: Joe Ned Dean, District Judge for Trinity County, Claudette Lowe of Lufkin, and Jeannie Wayland, who was Wilson's administrative assistant. April 22, 1965.
[Charles Wilson outside U.S. Capitol]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson standing outside the U.S. Capitol Building.
[Charles Wilson Portrait]
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.
[Charles Wilson Portrait in Afghanistan]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson in Afghanistan during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Taken February 25, 1987.
[Charles Wilson Poses with Armed Mujahideen]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing with Afghan mujahideen and holding weapons. Taken during the Soviet War in Afghanistan, February 25, 1987.
[Charles Wilson Poses with Consituents February 1980]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson posing with constituents at a district event in February 1980.
[Charles Wilson Poses with Hunting Dogs]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson visiting a constituent and his hunting dogs in February 1980.
[Charles Wilson Poses with Mujahideen and Vehicle]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson inside an armed vehicle with Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Taken on February 25, 1987.
[Charles Wilson Poses with Mujahideen in Afghanistan]
Photograph of Congressman Charles Wilson and a group of Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan. February 25, 1987.
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