RALEIGH, N.C. - Jesse Helms says he never supported the forced end of racial segregation and acknowledges he was wrong about AIDS. Besides writing his memoirs, Helms, who retired in January 2003, ...
Family and political colleagues Tuesday praised the service and integrity of former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms as hundreds of people attended his funeral, including Vice President Dick Cheney. Helms, 86, ...
Jesse Helms, a conservative icon who wielded political power in North Carolina and in Washington across six decades, died today in Raleigh. He was 86.