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In 1960, Jesse Helms accepted A. J. Fletcher's offer to become news director at WRAL radio and television on the condition that he could deliver what he called ''free enterprise" editorials.
Helms wrote and read on the air over 2,700 "Viewpoint" commentaries between November 1960 and February 1972. They were televised five times a week at the end of WRAL's evening news broadcast, rebroadcast the following morning, transmitted by the 70 "Tobacco Network" radio stations across North Carolina, and published by newspapers throughout the South.
Below are written summaries of each editorial. Full transcripts are available at UNC-Chapel Hill. For more information, please click here.
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1960-61)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1961-62)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1962-63)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1964)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1965)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1966)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1967)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1968)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1969)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1970)
"Viewpoint" Editorials (1971-1972)
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