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{{cquote|Old [[Goliath]] showed that same spirit when he came face to face with [[David]]. What his attitude implied was, do you think that you can oppose me for this office? He knew who I was. Well might he have recalled the days when my father and mother lived in a log cabin which sat within the shadow of his mother’s stately mansion, and when I came to the back door of his house peddling butter and eggs. He thought he could break my spirit and that I would sneak away like a whipped cur. ‘You haven’t a chance to win the nomination,’ he said. ‘I’m in better shape than ever financially to fight competition, and when I get ready to retire I am going to name my successor.’ There was just one thing my friend overlooked and that is you can’t disregard the wishes of a great people in things like this.}}

{{cquote|Old [[Goliath]] showed that same spirit when he came face to face with [[David]]. What his attitude implied was, do you think that you can oppose me for this office? He knew who I was. Well might he have recalled the days when my father and mother lived in a log cabin which sat within the shadow of his mother’s stately mansion, and when I came to the back door of his house peddling butter and eggs. He thought he could break my spirit and that I would sneak away like a whipped cur. ‘You haven’t a chance to win the nomination,’ he said. ‘I’m in better shape than ever financially to fight competition, and when I get ready to retire I am going to name my successor.’ There was just one thing my friend overlooked and that is you can’t disregard the wishes of a great people in things like this.}}

Once in office, Reece established services to help constituents with problems both large and small, a precedent continued by later elected Republicans from Eastern Tennessee.<ref name=part1/> In his first term, he voted with the conservative side only 63% of the time,<ref>FascinatingPolitics (January 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/67th-congress.pdf 67th-conress.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> though Reece's conservatism would grow later on.

Once in office, Reece established services to help constituents with problems both large and small, a precedent continued by later elected Republicans from Eastern Tennessee.<ref name=part1/> In his first term, he voted with the political right only 63% of the time,<ref>FascinatingPolitics (January 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2021/01/67th-congress.pdf 67th-conress.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref> though Reece's conservatism would grow later on.

During his early tenure, his office was looted at one point, with thieves breaking in and stealing $50,000.<ref>Hill, Ray (March 21, 2021). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/carroll-reece-tennessees-mr-republican-pt4/ Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Pt4]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>

During his early tenure, his office was looted at one point, with thieves breaking in and stealing $50,000.<ref>Hill, Ray (March 21, 2021). [https://knoxfocus.com/archives/this-weeks-focus/carroll-reece-tennessees-mr-republican-pt4/ Carroll Reece: Tennessee’s ‘Mr. Republican’ Pt4]. ''The Knoxville Focus''. Retrieved August 12, 2021.</ref>