Harvey Gantt's Fight to the Finish;Courting Whites and Rivaling Helms in...

The Washington Post;  November 4, 1990 ;     700+ words ......mountain town, Sen. Jesse Helms's current nightmare...very, very good to Harvey Gantt, and how he wants...for you," says Harvey Gantt, "not someone who...IT TIME TO BRING JESSE HELMS HOME?" "YEAAAAAAAAAAH...unthinkable: retire Jesse Helms. "We've got a ...

Profile of Two Dem Contenders to Challenge Jesse Helms

NPR All Things Considered;  April 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Carolina Senator Jesse Helms. One ran against...history. Republican Jesse Helms is seeking his...Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, is running again...campaign against Jesse Helms. The 1990 race...before it's asked. HARVEY GANTT (D-NC), Senatorial...to run ...

The Ballot of Harvey Gantt; He's Had Six Years to Think About a Rematch...

The Washington Post;  May 24, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Establishment has a question for Harvey Gantt: What makes him think that...wrest a Senate seat from Jesse Helms in a conservative Southern...Why are we going to beat Jesse Helms?" he asks calmly over...trappings of the NAACP," Jesse Helms said at the time on...put his ...

Jesse Helms: Mobilizer of the Opposition

The Washington Post;  September 5, 2001 ;     159 words ...Kudos to The Post and to David Broder for his piece on Jesse Helms ["Jesse Helms, White Racist," op-ed, Aug. 29]. I'm sure it was a difficult...political person, but I believed it was important to support Harvey Gantt, and I contributed to his 1990 Senate campaign. Like many...

Retiring Sen. Jesse Helms caved to pro-Israel lobby halfway through his...

The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;  March 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Middle East publications. Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC) will retire in 2003 after 30...occasion was the closest election in Jesse Helms' already long career. Prior to his run for re-election Jesse Helms had been described by the Israel lobby...

AGAIN, HARVEY GANTT FOR THE U.S. SENATE.(EDITORIAL)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  April 28, 1996 ;     700+ words ......Senate in place of Jesse Helms. The last time...six-year term and Harvey Gantt returned to his...Senate campaign. Harvey Gantt presents himself...to confront the Jesse Helms kind of racism...to run against Jesse Helms this time, Gantt...him. We endorse ...

SEN. JESSE HELMS IS OUT OF TOUCH.(EDITORIAL)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  September 10, 1996 ;     165 words ......his vision, and who will work to achieve it is Harvey Gantt. Jesse Helms is out of touch. He votes against Head Start, against...who can lead us with courage and vision. Vote for Harvey Gantt for senator. Barbara P. Walker Greensboro

A STATESMAN WOULD HAVE DEBATED HARVEY GANTT.(EDITORIAL)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  October 27, 1996 ;     699 words ......bitterest former enemies, U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms). On the surface a plausible case...appearance followed a lecture at the Jesse Helms Center at Wingate University several...Realizing that his black opponent, Harvey Gantt, wants to campaign against the old...been exposed to his wily ...

Jesse Helms: Longtime Target for Media Elite Vitriol

Human Events;  July 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the news of the July 4 death of Sen. Jesse Helms, a man with impeccable conservative...public service were good. Not so with Jesse Helms. The Washington Post stressed Helms...featured the headline "see You In Hell: Jesse Helms Finally Dead." They cheered: "Jesse...

Harvey Gantt tells convention he can unseat Jesse Helms this...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 27, 1996 ;     630 words ......family, U.S. Senate candidate Harvey Gantt shared with a television...to retire Republican Sen. Jesse Helms, took center stage for four...you that ... I will defeat Jesse Helms this November,'' he said...Democrats around the country know Jesse Helms and they don't want ...

ELECTION NIGHT: DOLE V. HELMS; BOB DOLE WAS GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT BUT JESSE...

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  November 8, 1996 ;     604 words ......presidential loser, and Jesse Helms, the U.S. Senate winner...him sour. Now switch to Jesse Helms on election night. The senator...for Democratic challenger, Harvey Gantt. Helms could not resist...the same. Fourth target: Harvey Gantt. The measure of an ...

Boo for Jesse Helms

The Washington Post;  September 1, 2001 ;     587 words ...Timothy P. Carney commends retiring Sen. Jesse Helms for his commitment to "limited government...about the deeply ingrained racism of Jesse Helms. Nor should Carney. I, for one, will...unswerving commitment to conservative causes. Jesse Helms is an unrepentant racist who has supported...

Black hope in North Carolina. (could Harvey Gantt unseat Jesse Helms?)

The Nation;  May 14, 1990 ;     700+ words ......running from Charlotte to Raleigh - and never see a Jesse Helms bumper sticker. Instead, you'll see scores of automobiles...slogan, I'm From North Carolina and I Don't Support, Jesse Helms. The most conservative member of the Senate is up for...Certainly many North Carolinians are proud of their ...

Analysis: Examining the career of Jesse Helms

Talk of the Nation (NPR);  August 23, 2001 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Analysis: Examining the career of Jesse Helms Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 2:00-3:00...m Steve Inskeep in for Juan Williams. Jesse Helms says 30 years in the Senate are enough...Soundbite from August 22, 2001) Senator JESSE HELMS (Republican, North Carolina): Now the...

When Harvey meets Jesse. (Harvey Gantt may oppose Jesse Helms for...

U.S. News & World Report;  May 14, 1990 ;     235 words ...When Harvey meets Jesse Jesse Helms doesn't know Harvey Gantt, the former mayor of Charlotte, N.C., but he has expressed one very public opinion about him. In 1963, Gantt became the first black...