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August 25th, 2008

Charlie Wilson is coming to town

The real Charlie Wilson will speak at this year’s annual Jim Wright Symposium.

The former U.S. congressman from Texas, and the subject of the Oscar-nominated movie, Charlie Wilson’s War, will speak about his participation in the CIA’s largest and most expensive covert operation during the Cold War.

Prior to the Wright Symposium, Wilson’s documentary “The True Story of Charlie Wilson” will be screened and followed by a discussion led by Ralph Carter, TCU political science professor and department chair, at the Palko building.

The documentary screening and discussions will be held Sept. 2 at the Palko building, room 130, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. and the Wright Symposium at the Brown-Lupton University Union Ballroom the next day at noon.

Admission for the Wright Symposium is by invitation only. For tickets of the documentary showing, visit TCU Extended Education. Tickets are $25.

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