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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 608 

Relative to the death of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former United States 

Senator for the State of North Carolina. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 7, 2008 

Mr. REID (for himself, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. BURR, Mr. AKAKA, 

Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BAYH, 

Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. 

BROWN, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BUNNING, Mr. BYRD, Ms. CANTWELL, 

Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mrs. CLINTON, 

Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. COLEMAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CONRAD, 

Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. 

DODD, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. DORGAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. 

ENZI, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mr. GREGG, Mr. HAGEL, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mrs. HUTCHISON, 

Mr. INHOFE, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KENNEDY, 

Mr. KERRY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KOHL, Mr. KYL, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. 

LAUTENBERG, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mrs. LINCOLN, 

Mr. LUGAR, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Ms. MIKULSKI, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON of Florida, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. OBAMA, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. 

REED, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SANDERS, 

Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHELBY, Mr. SMITH, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. 

SPECTER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. SUNUNU, Mr. TESTER, 

Mr. THUNE, Mr. VITTER, Mr. VOINOVICH, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WEBB, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former 

United States Senator for the State of North Carolina. 


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Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., born in Monroe, North 

Carolina on October 18, 1921, spent a 52-year public career dedicating himself to his country, his family, and his 

home State, representing North Carolina in the United 

States Senate for 30 years; 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., served in the United 

States Navy from 1942 until 1945; 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was educated in the 

public schools of Monroe, North Carolina and at Wingate 

Junior College and Wake Forest College, served as city 

editor of the Raleigh Times, administrative assistant to 

United States Senators Willis Smith and Alton Lennon, 

executive director of the North Carolina Bankers Association, member of the Raleigh City Council, and a television and radio executive; 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was elected to the 

United States Senate in 1972, and served as Chairman 

of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Agriculture Committee, ultimately serving five terms, 

equal to the longest of any senator from North Carolina; 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was a leader against 

communism and became the first legislator of any nation 

to address the United Nations Security Council; 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., was married for 65 

years to Dorothy ‘‘Dot’’ Coble Helms, whom he termed 

his ‘‘best friend’’ and is the father of three children; and 

Whereas Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., made invaluable contributions to his community, State, Nation, and the 

world: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 


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1 of the Honorable Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr., former 

2 Member of the United States Senate. 

3 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu4 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

5 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

6 deceased. 

7 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

8 stand in adjournment as a further mark of respect to the 

9 memory of the Honorable Jesse Alexander Helms, Jr. 

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