Dear Jesse

Dear Jesse (1998)

October 10th, 19981h 22min

Documentary
45%

Overview

In 1996, at age 30, native son Tim Kirkman returns to North Carolina to explore the parallels and differences between himself and Jesse Helms: they're from the same town and college, with media interests, from families blessed by adoptions, Baptists by upbringing.


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