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==Later years==

==Later years==

In the 1971 Democratic [[Governor of Louisiana|gubernatorial]] primary to choose a successor to John McKeithen, Reggie supported not his Crowley friend, Edwin Edwards, but former Governor Jimmie Davis, one of the more conservative candidates in the crowded field who was seeking a third nonconsecutive term.. At the time Reggie erroneously considered Edwards unelectable. The decision hampered their relationship, and the two did not speak for three years."<ref>Leo Honeycutt, ''Edwin Edwards: Governor of Louisiana,'' Lisburn Press, 2009, p. 70.</ref>​

In the 1971 Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] primary to choose a successor to John McKeithen, Reggie supported not his Crowley friend, Edwin Edwards, but former Governor Jimmie Davis, one of the more conservative candidates in the crowded field who was seeking a third nonconsecutive term.. At the time Reggie erroneously considered Edwards unelectable. The decision hampered their relationship, and the two did not speak for three years."<ref>Leo Honeycutt, ''Edwin Edwards: Governor of Louisiana,'' Lisburn Press, 2009, p. 70.</ref>​

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In 1992, his daughter, [[Victoria Reggie Kennedy|Vicki]], married U.S. Senator [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. Reggie’s close relationship with son-in-law Ted Kennedy was evidenced occasionally in the press.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/specials/kennedy/ |author=Bella English|publisher=''The Boston Globe'' |  title=''Ted Kennedy. A Life in Politics'' | date=August 26, 2009}}</ref>​

In 1992, his daughter, [[Victoria Reggie Kennedy|Vicki]], married U.S. Senator [[Edward M. Kennedy]]. Reggie’s close relationship with son-in-law Ted Kennedy was evidenced occasionally in the press.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/specials/kennedy/ |author=Bella English|publisher=''The Boston Globe'' |  title=''Ted Kennedy. A Life in Politics'' | date=August 26, 2009}}</ref>​