WRAL.com archive: Jesse Helms
Jesse Helms, the firebrand United States senator whose outspoken, conservative views polarized North Carolina and U.S. voters for decades, died at July 4, 2008, in Raleigh.
Latest stories:
- 'Good and faithful servant' Jesse Helms praised, remembered
- Cheney, U.S. senators to attend Helms' funeral
- Mourners attend Helms' visitation
- Newspaper publisher recalls Helms as 'great man,' friend
- Thousands expected to attend Helms' visitation
Latest videos:
- Jesse Helms funeral service (unanchored)
- Jesse Helms funeral service (anchored)
- Helms praised, remembered
- Jesse Helms: Conservative Icon
- Mourners attend Helms' visitation
Other links:
- Timeline: Life and career highlights
- Photos: N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms: 1921-2008
- Statements: Reaction to Helms' passing
- The Jesse Helms Center
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