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Longtime GOP strategist Carter Wrenn is sharing his story in politics in an upcoming memoir. Wrenn’s career includes managing the campaigns of Ronald Reagan and Jesse Helms.Top Stories: Rockingham county residents trapped following road collapse from Tuesday’s rain Human remains discovered at North Carolina mans house in connection with possible missing persons investigation ‘Who let the goats out?’ Goat herd goes viral running down Highway 421 in Yadkin CountyGet the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereAfter 50 years in politics, Carter Wrenn has a lot of stories to tell. One of them involves the infamous Jesse Helms TV advertisement on racial quotas. Many people remember it as the “white hands ad.” The Helms Campaign ran the ad in 1990 in his race against Democrat Harvey Gant.Wrenn said, “The white hand’s ad took on a life of its own with the press, and it’s probably the most famous ad for that campaign.”Carter Wrenn was a member of that Helms campaign team, and says in his new book, “The Trail of the Serpent…Stories from the Smoke Filled Rooms of Politics” that running the ad was wrong.Keep up with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here.The NC conservative says a Black friend, along with several Tuskegee Airmen, helped him see the light.”When I saw it through those three Black men’s eyes, I thought that was wrong. That hurt. I wouldn’t do it again didn’t do it again after that,” Wrenn said.Carter Wrenn started his career managing Ronald Reagan’s campaign for president in 1975. He said Reagan was trailing Gerald Ford in the primaries when the campaign began linking the end of the Vietnam war with the threat of communism.In 1984, Jim Hunt held a double digit lead over Jesse Helms in the race for U.S. Senate. Wrenn said a television ad linking Hunt to New York helped turn the tide.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsCarter Wrenn continues to write about politics to this day. In a recent column questioning republican Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor he writes, “When they hear Robinson they don’t like him. Trust Flies out the window and that’s the heart of Robinson’s problem.”Wrenn said he thinks it will be hard for Robinson to win.”Robinson is so mean I think a lot of people are going to say ‘that’s not who I want,'” he said.Now, in his 50th year in politics, Carter Wrenn said politics is like the mafia you never get out. His new book, “The Trail of the Serpent” is scheduled to come out in mid-October.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We Love |