While Helms might be called an Internationalist, his support can be understood more in terms of Western military alliances that strengthened US Security such as [[NATO]] as opposed to organizations such as the [[UN]].<ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic1</ref>
Helms died at age 86 of natural causes on the [[Fourth of JulyIndependence Day]], 2008, in [[Raleigh]].<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/07/05/former-north-carolina-sen-jesse-helms-dies-at-86.html Former North Carolina Sen. Jesse Helms Dies at 86], [[Fox News]]</ref>
== Early life ==