Grahams remember Helms

Evangelists Billy and Franklin Graham were among the personalities remembering the late Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., who died July 4. The elder Graham recalled that his fellow North Carolinian was “the first person to call me when President Reagan was shot, even before it was reported as news.” Franklin Graham remembered “courageous” remarks made by […]

Evangelists Billy and Franklin Graham were among the personalities remembering the late Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., who died July 4.

The elder Graham recalled that his fellow North Carolinian was “the first person to call me when President Reagan was shot, even before it was reported as news.”

Franklin Graham remembered “courageous” remarks made by Helms at a Christian summit on HIV/AIDS in 2002: “Sen. Helms said he was sorry for opposing federal funding and for not doing enough for those suffering. Soon after, he used his remaining time in office to push for the largest funding for HIV/AIDS in our government’s history.”


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