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Bookmark or Share- Jesse Helms - WikipediaJesse Alexander Helms Jr. (October 18, 1921 – July 4, 2008) was an American politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001, he had a major voice in foreign policy.
- Remembering Sen. Jesse Helms : NPRJesse Helms' 30-year career in the U.S. Senate was marked by controversy and racial politics. The fierce advocate for segregation and king maker in North Carolina politics died Friday at the age...
- Jesse Helms | American Conservative Politician & ActivistJesse Helms (born Oct. 18, 1921, Monroe, N.C., U.S.—died July 4, 2008, Raleigh, N.C.) was an American politician and longtime member of the U.S. Senate (1973–2003), who was a leading figure in the conservative movement. Nicknamed “Senator No,” he was perhaps best known for his vehement opposition to civil rights and gay rights.
- Jesse Helms Dies at 86; Conservative Force in the SenateJesse Helms, the former North Carolina senator with the courtly manner and mossy drawl who turned his hard-edged conservatism against civil rights, gay rights, foreign aid and modern art, died ...
- Senator Helms Biography | The Jesse Helms CenterHelms was a master of the Senate rules and procedures, routinely reading everything he could on issues brought up for a vote. He felt it was his duty and obligation to fully understand the facts and implications of all legislation affecting his constituents. Senator Helms on the campaign trail in the 1980s.
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