Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s life in photos

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Dec 29, 2021

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A young Harry Reid’s “humble beginnings” in Searchlight, Nevada. Reid’s childhood home had no indoor toilets or hot water. Twitter/@SenatorReid

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Harry Reid’s birthplace in Searchlight, Nevada. Reid’s father, Harry Reid Sr., worked as a miner. The house was made of railroad ties, chicken wire, and plaster. Instagram/@senatorreid

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Harry Reid began training as a boxer during his senior year of high school. His coach was Mike O’Callaghan – a future governor of Nevada. Twitter/@SenatorReid

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Harry Reid poses outside his office after passing the Nevada bar exam in 1964. Instagram/@senatorreid

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Reid had a long career in Nevada state politics before running for national office. Here, he campaigns for Lieutenant Governor in 1970. Instagram/@senatorreid

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Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., leans on a stack of documents pertaining to campaign finance reform during a Capitol Hill news conference on Dec. 3, 1996, where the Democratic leadership for the 105th Congress was announced. AP

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Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), President Bill Clinton, Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MO) and Rep. David Bonior (D-MI) applaud Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) after he delivered a speech in the White House Rose Garden on Sept. 4, 2000. AFP via Getty Images

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Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, discusses the results of the 2006 midterm elections during a news conference on Capitol Hill. AP

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President Barack Obama greets US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after speaking at a fundraiser for Reid at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on July 8, 2010. AFP via Getty Images

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President Barack Obama meets with (L-R) House Minority Leader Representative Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House John Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 11, 2011. picture alliance / Consolidated

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Senator Harry Reid poses with boxer and Philippine Senator Manny Pacquaio before his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2015. “I wish both men the best of luck tonight. Though I must admit, I like rooting for the underdog,” he said on Twitter. Twitter/@SenatorReid

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Harry Reid stands with then-Vice President Joe Biden at an assembly on the East Steps of the US Capitol on Sept. 8, 2016. picture alliance / Consolidated

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Former US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid acknowledges the audience during the Nevada Democrats’ “First in the West” event in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2019. Getty Images

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