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Righteous Warrior Jesse Helms And The Rise Of Modern Conservatism William A Link by William A. Link, Richard J Milbauer Professor Of History William A Link 9780312356002, 0312356005 instant download after payment.
In Righteous Warrior,
William A. Link provides a magisterial portrait of Senator Jesse Helms,
one of the most commanding American politicians of the late twentieth
century, and of the conservative movement he forged. Born in Monroe,
North Carolina, in his early years Helms worked as a newspaperman, a
radio commentator and a magazine editor. Early on, he realized the
power of television, and, on tiny black and white screens across North
Carolina in the 1960s, he battled the civil rights movement, campus
radicalism, and the sexual revolution. Race was a central issue for
Helms, and he used it at every turn to solidify his base and, in some
cases, to mobilize political support. But also important was sexuality,
and his discomfort with what he believed was a rising tide of
immorality. In 1973, he was elected to the Senate, where he remained
until 2003. As Senator, Helms became a national conservative leader and
spokesman for the revitalized American Right, playing a prominent role
in the Reagan Revolution of the 1970s and 1980s and the rising tide of
Republicanism of the 1990s. His political organization, the
Congressional Club, became remarkably successful at raising millions of
dollars and in operating a highly sophisticated, media-driven political
machine. The Congressional Club also provided a source of national
standing and power for Helms. In working so relentlessly for his cause,
Helms literally became a nexus of the burgeoning movement, pushing
conservative causes, linking conservative politicians up with wealthy
donors and amassing more power than many Senators within memory. In
Righteous Warrior, William Link tells the story of one of the most
powerful Americans of the twentieth century and the conservative mark he
left on the American political landscape.
