The Jesse Helms Center is pleased to present their lecture events in two different series. Each is geared for a specific purpose. To learn more about the lecture events of the Helms Center, click the respective series below:
The Jesse Helms Lecture Series
The BB&T Lecture Series
Jesse Helms Lecture Series

The Jesse Helms Center Lecture Series provides a unique opportunity for students and citizens to enrich their understanding and appreciation of the world. International leaders in areas of business, human rights, religion and government provide commentary on world events and the challenges of today’s global society.
Watch Past Lectures
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
"America's Role in the World Today" on September 13, 2011
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U.S. Senator Mike Lee's address
"Why the U.S. Should Not Accede to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea " on September 15, 2011
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U.N. Ambassador John Bolton
"America's Role in the World Today"
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Past Lecture Series speakers include:
• Lady Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
• General Henry Hugh Shelton, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr. Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor
• T. Boone Pickens, Legendary Energy Entrepreneur
• Dr. Henry Kissinger, former Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• Dr. William Frist, U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader
• Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
• Malcolm S. Forbes, Jr., President and CEO of Forbes, Inc.
• Fred Barnes, Executive Editor "The Weekly Standard"
• John Bolton, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Dr. Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State
• Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
• Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate
• Dr. William Bennett, former Secretary of Education
• Jack Valenti, CEO of the Motion Picture Association
• J.C. Watts, U.S. Congressman
• Robert Novak, Conservative Political Commentator
• Reverend Franklin Graham, CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
• The Dalai Lama, Exiled Leader of Tibet
• Harry Wu, Human Rights Activist
• Dr. Jeanne Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations |