Jesse Helms - Wikipedia
WEBJesse 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.
Jesse Helms | American Conservative Politician & Activist
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Jesse Helms 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. Helms, the son of the chief of police in.
Jesse Helms Dies at 86; Conservative Force in the Senate
WEBJul 5, 2008 · Jesse 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,...
Jesse Helms (1921-2008) - North Carolina History
WEBA reporter, television-radio executive, and U.S. Senator, Jesse Helms was born October 18, 1921, in Monroe, N.C., to Jesse Alexander and Ethel Mae Helms.
Jesse Helms: Stubborn on the Right - TIME
WEBJul 4, 2008 · In the modern Senate, no one played that role as effectively as Jesse Helms, who died early Friday in Raleigh, N.C., at 86.
Senator Helms Biography - The Jesse Helms Center
WEBHelms remembered hearing Walter Cronkite say, “Down in North Carolina, a fellow named Jesse Helms has been elected to the United States Senate.” Helms was sworn into office in January 1973 and quickly rose to an influential position in the Senate, where he is credited as being one of the key leaders in the rise of the modern conservative ...
Remembering Sen. Jesse Helms - NPR
WEBJul 4, 2008 · Former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms died early this morning in Raleigh. He was 86 years old, and he'd been sick for awhile. He died of natural causes, according to his former chief of...
Ex-Sen. Jesse Helms, Conservative Icon, Dies At 86 - NPR
WEBJul 4, 2008 · An icon of the conservative movement, former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms represented North Carolina in Congress for 30 consecutive years. He died Friday at the age of 86.
Longtime Sen. Jesse Helms Was Conservative Purist - NPR
WEBJul 4, 2008 · Jesse Helms, the five-term North Carolina senator who retired in 2003 but left a legacy of strong conservatism — and controversy — in a state that hadn't seen a GOP senator for...
Divisive Conservative Firebrand Jesse Helms Dies at 86
WEBJul 4, 2008 · Former Sen. Jesse Helms, one of the staunchest conservative champions in politics for more than 50 years, died Friday after a period of declining health, ending the life of one of the most ...