Article: Sticking to His Guns; Charlie Wilson: The Wild Card Image Was The Real Deal

"Charlie did not drink in the office," said Elaine Lang Cornett. "At least not until the end of the day."

"He did drink a good bit, though," said Carol Simons Huddleston. "Hence the heart transplant."

"I think they over-exaggerated his drug use -- but don't quote me on that," said another of Charlie's Angels.

Charlie Wilson couldn't make it to the Washington premiere of the movie "Charlie Wilson's War" last week -- he got that heart transplant in September, at age 74, and isn't traveling much. But about 20 of Charlie's Angels were on hand, decked out in cocktail dresses and eager to see what Hollywood did with the story of their legendary ex-boss.

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