Editing B. Carroll Reece (section)

===Republican Party leadership===
Allied with [[Ohio]] senator Taft,<ref name="ufdc.ufl.edu"/> who he joined in opposing President [[Harry S. Truman]]'s anti-[[inflation]] plan,<ref>Knowles, Clayton (November 24, 1947). [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/11/24/archives/reece-joins-taft-against-truman-fights-antiinflation-plan-in-gop.html REECE JOINS TAFT AGAINST TRUMAN; Fights Anti-Inflation Plan in GOP Editorial Entitled 'A Cop in Every Kitchen']. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved August 13, 2021.</ref> Reece succeeded [[Herbert Brownell, Jr.]] (later [[United States Attorney General]] under president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]), as the chair of the [[Republican National Committee]] in early April 1946<ref>April 2, 1946. [https://www.nytimes.com/1946/04/02/archives/republicans-elect-reece-as-chairman-stassen-is-critical-the.html REPUBLICANS ELECT REECE AS CHAIRMAN; STASSEN IS CRITICAL; The Tennessee Representative Wins on Third Ballot Over Danaher and Hanes NEGRO VOTE IS STRESSED Minnesotan Says Selection Does Not 'Constitute a Decision' on Party's Policy ... Dewey Said to Back Danaher Negro Vote Is Stressed REECE IS ELECTED BY REPUBLICANS Liberals" Backed Hanes]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref> and presided over [[GOP]] victories in the 1946 midterms. Due to his independent wealth inherited from his father-in-law,<ref name=knoxvillefocuspart13/> Reece did not accept a salary.<ref name=TNenc/>

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=TNenc/> and [[Vermont]] moderate Republican [[George Aiken]].<ref>November 27, 1947. [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/11/27/archives/aiken-asks-reece-to-quit-gop-helm-lays-failure-to-win-confidence-of.html AIKEN ASKS REECE TO QUIT GOP HELM; Lays Failure to Win Confidence of Voters to Chairman, Who Is Also Attacked by Tobey]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref><ref>Krock, Arthur (December 3, 1947). [https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/03/archives/futility-in-aikens-call-move-to-oust-reece-as-gop-chairman-doomed.html Futility in Aiken's Call; Move to Oust Reece as GOP Chairman Doomed by Senator's Party Irregularity]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref> In February 1948, Reece called for purging [[communists]] from the [[United States]], asserting:<ref>February 1, 1948. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/02/01/archives/reece-urges-purge-of-communists-in-us.html REECE URGES PURGE OF COMMUNISTS IN U.S.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref>
{{cquote|...the spread of Communist power throughout the world constitutes the greatest menace to our nation.}}

Reece also opposed President Truman's use of "public funds" for his Western trip, calling it a "pre-nomination campaign tour."<ref>June 6, 1948. [https://www.nytimes.com/1948/06/06/archives/reece-hits-using-public-funds-for-trumans-campaign-tour-reece-hits.html Reece Hits Using Public Funds For Truman's 'Campaign Tour'; REECE HITS PAYING TRUMAN TOUR COSTS]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved March 2, 2022.</ref>