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While having differed with Johnson on federal programs, Reid supported the policies instituted by him and later [[Richard Nixon]]. She visited [[South Vietnam]] in late 1965 amidst the [[Vietnam War]], paying for the costs herself to encourage and thank U.S. soldiers. Reid also voted in 1968 for an amendment to an education bill that would ban students protesting the war from receiving federal loans.
While having differed with Johnson on federal programs, Reid supported the policies instituted by him and later [[Richard Nixon]]. She visited [[South Vietnam]] in late 1965 amidst the [[Vietnam War]], paying for the costs herself to encourage and thank U.S. soldiers. Reid also voted in 1968 for an amendment to an education bill that would ban students protesting the war from receiving federal loans.
====ERA====
Despite having been conservative on other issues, Reid supported the [[Equal Rights Amendment]], which was ultimately defeated in a [[grassroots]] movement led by [[conservative]] activist [[Phyllis Schlafly]].
===Resignation===
===Resignation===