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Molly Ball @mollyesque

Incensed, Reid redoubled his determination to graduate. “Success in my life, given my background, was unlikely enough without being kicked by Dean Potts while I was down,” he later wrote. “How many others had folded in the face of his disregard?” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 12, 2022

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Reid went to the dean of students, “a man by the name of Potts,” to see if he could get some help from the university. Instead, Potts said, “Mr. Reid, maybe the law is not for you. Why don’t you just quit law school?” — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 12, 2022

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But he nursed a grudge for decades. The graduation speech in 2005, when Reid was Senate minority leader, was a chance to bury the hatchet. He started to tell the story, and to his surprise, the audience laughed. They thought it was a joke. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 12, 2022