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An adamant [[conservative]], Reece opposed the [[New Deal]] during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[liberal]] initiatives such as a federal wage and price controls.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia>[https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/brazilla-carroll-reece/ Brazilla Carroll Reece]. ''Tennessee Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> He was also an [[isolationist]] prior to [[World War II]]. Reece was the chair of the [[RNC]] from 1946 to 1948 and presided over [[GOP]] victories in the 1946 midterms.

An adamant [[conservative]], Reece opposed the [[New Deal]] during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[liberal]] initiatives such as a federal wage and price controls.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia>[https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/brazilla-carroll-reece/ Brazilla Carroll Reece]. ''Tennessee Encyclopedia''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref> He was also an [[isolationist]] prior to [[World War II]]. Reece was the chair of the [[RNC]] from 1946 to 1948 and presided over [[GOP]] victories in the 1946 midterms.

He supported the strongly [[conservative]] [[Robert A. Taft]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], who ultimately lost in the Republican primaries to the more moderate [[Dwight Eisenhower]].

He supported the strongly [[conservative]] [[Robert A. Taft]] in the [[United States presidential election, 1952|1952 presidential election]], who ultimately lost in the Republican primaries to the more moderate [[Dwight Eisenhower]].

Reece ran for Senate in 1948 to succeed retiring Democrat Tom Stewart, facing future vice presidential nominee [[Estes Kefauver]]. He lost the general election in a landslide to Kefauver, mainly carrying counties in the eastern portion of the state.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89838 TN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref>

Reece ran for Senate in 1948 to succeed retiring Democrat Tom Stewart, facing future vice presidential nominee [[Estes Kefauver]]. He lost the general election in a landslide to Kefauver, mainly carrying counties in the eastern portion of the state.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89838 TN US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1948]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref>

==Legacy==

==Legacy==

After his death in 1961, his wife Louise donated his personal materials (including congressional files/reports) in August that year to the East Tennessee State University.<ref>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/reece/ Reece Museum]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref> The B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum was formally dedicated in October 1965 as a

After his death in 1961, his wife Louise donated his personal materials (including congressional files/reports) in August that year to the East Tennessee State University.<ref>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/reece/ Reece Museum]. ''East Tennessee State University''. Retrieved May 29, 2021.</ref> The B. Carroll Reece Memorial Museum was formally dedicated in October 1965 as a