I became a Republican when a very wise young lady asked me how I could remain a Democrat when I didn’t agree with what they stood for and did agree with what the Republicans supported.
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| Birth: | 18th October, 1921 |
| Death: | 4th July, 2008 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was born in Monroe, North Carolina, USA. He was an American politician, journalist and a leader in the conservative movement. He was elected five times as a Republican to the United States Senate from North Carolina (1973-2003). He served as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001 he had a major voice in foreign policy. He studied at Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest College. He begin a career as a journalist, working for the next eleven years as a newspaper and radio reporter, first as a sportswriter and news reporter for Raleigh's The News & Observer, and also as assistant city editor for The Raleigh Times. He wrote several books include: When free men shall stand, The Ramparts We Watched, Empire for liberty, and Here's where I stand (memoir). He married Dorothy "Dot" Coble in 1942.
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