Jesse Helms Quotes
It still surprises me when I find something in any North Carolina newspaper that isn't mad at me about something.
Helms, Jesse. Interview with The North Carolina Conservative, Aug. 2004.
This is perhaps a situation that has existed in every country ever where the press was not controlled.
Jesse Alexander Helms Jr. was an American journalist, media executive, and politician. A leader in the conservative movement, he served as a senator from North Carolina from 1973 to 2003. As chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1995 to 2001 he had a major voice in foreign policy. Helms helped organize and fund the conservative resurgence in the 1970s, focusing on Ronald Reagan's quest for the White House as well as helping many local and regional candidates.