Jesse Helms realized that he could use culture wars issues to redefine the fault lines in American politics to pit guardians of traditional values against elites who wanted to impose their values.

I met Jesse Helms in the closing days of the 1990 U.S. Senate campaign, at one of his rallies in a Smithfield high school gymnasium in Johnston County. I had spent the summer traveling the state to ...

LAST FRIDAY, on the Fourth of July, the great American patriot Jesse Helms passed away. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson also went to their great reward on Independence Day, so this is further proof of ...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate paid tribute Wednesday to retiring Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, an icon of conservatism and uncompromising foe of communism who, colleagues said, abided by a southern ...

When Jesse Helms was elected Senator from North Carolina in 1972, most regarded him as just another conservative Southern voice. That image didn't last long as Helms demonstrated not just a skill for ...

"It's just incredible that he would die on July 4th, the same day of the Declaration of Independence and the same day that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, and he certainly is a patriot in the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Mourners who gathered to remember former North Carolina senator Jesse Helms on Tuesday celebrated both sides of his conflicting persona: the cantankerous conservative who reveled in ...

LONGTIME REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST CARTER WRENN IS SHARING HIS STORY IN POLITICS IN AN UPCOMING MEMOIR. WRENN’S CAREER INCLUDES MANAGING THE CAMPAIGNS OF RONALD REAGAN AND JESSE HELMS. BILL O’NEILL JOINS ...