What is Charlie Wilson (politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Charlie Wilson |image name = CharlieWilson.jpg |caption = Photo ca. 1995 |state1 = [[Texas]] |district1 = [[Texas' 2nd congressional district|2nd]] |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |term1 = January 3, 1973&nbsp;– January 3, 1997 |preceded1 = [[John Dowdy]] |succeeded1 = [[Jim Turner (politician)|Jim Turner]] |office2 = Member of the [[Texas Senate]] from District 3 ([[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]]) |term_start2 = 1967 |term_end2 = 1971 |preceded2 = [[Martin Dies, Jr.]] |succeeded2 = Don Adams |office3 = Member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 6 ([[Trinity, Texas|Trinity]]) |term_start3 = 1963 |term_end3 = 1967 |preceded3 = Steve Burgess |succeeded3 = [[David Crews]] |office4 = Member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 18 (Trinity) |term_start4 = 1961 |term_end4 = 1963 |preceded4 = William Winston |succeeded4 = [[David Crews]] |birth_name=Charles Nesbitt Wilson |birth_place = [[Trinity, Texas]], U.S. |birth_date = {{birth date|1933|06|01}} |death_place = [[Lufkin, Texas|Lufkin]], Texas, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2010|02|10|1933|06|01}} |resting_place=[[Arlington National Cemetery]]<br />[[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S. |spouse = Jerry Wilson (divorced)<br />Barbara Alberstadt |occupation = Naval officer<br />Congressman |alma_mater = [[United States Naval Academy]], B.S. 1956 |allegiance={{flag|United States}} |branch={{flag|United States Navy|23px}} |serviceyears=1956–1960 |unit= |rank={{Dodseal|USNO3|25}} [[Lieutenant]] }} '''Charles Nesbitt Wilson''' (June 1, 1933&nbsp;– February 10, 2010) was an American politician and naval officer. He was a 12-term [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] United States [[United States Congress|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]] under the [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]] and [[Ronald Reaga