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====Conservatism====

====Conservatism====

An adamant [[conservative]], Reece opposed the [[New Deal]] (with the exception of the [[TVA]], as mentioned above) during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[liberal]] initiatives such as a federal wage and price controls.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> He was also an [[isolationist]] prior to [[World War II]]. Reece succeeded [[Herbert Brownell]] as the chair of the [[RNC]] in the mid-1940s and presided over [[GOP]] victories in the [[1946 Midterm Elections|1946 midterms]]. Due to his independent wealth inherited from his father-in-law,<ref name=knoxvillefocuspart13/> Reece did not accept a salary.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/>

An adamant [[conservative]], Reece opposed the [[New Deal]] (with the exception of the [[TVA]], as mentioned above) during the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[liberal]] initiatives such as a federal wage and price controls.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> He was also an [[isolationist]] prior to [[World War II]]. Reece succeeded [[Herbert Brownell]] (later [[United States Attorney General]] under president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]) as the chair of the [[RNC]] in the mid-1940s and presided over [[GOP]] victories in the [[1946 Midterm Elections|1946 midterms]]. Due to his independent wealth inherited from his father-in-law,<ref name=knoxvillefocuspart13/> Reece did not accept a salary.<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/>

During his tenure in leading the GOP on the national stage, Reece was a part of the conservative faction opposed by [[Minnesota]] [[liberal Republican]] [[Harold Stassen]],<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> who came to political prominence early though later became a perennial candidate.

During his tenure in leading the GOP on the national stage, Reece was a part of the conservative faction opposed by [[Minnesota]] [[liberal Republican]] [[Harold Stassen]],<ref name=tennesseeencyclopedia/> who came to political prominence early though later became a perennial candidate.