--- title: Harry Reid Shares Emotional Last Call With John McCain description: Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid talked about his touching final phone call with Arizona Sen. John McCain they had a few weeks before he died canonical: https://time.com/5378420/harry-reid-john-mccain-tribute/ author: Alix Langone article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-26T13:50:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:15:35.565Z article:section: Politics og:title: Former Sen. 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Jordan's King Abdullah II (2nd R) speaks with US Senator Saxby Chambliss (2nd R), a Republican from Georgia, alongside Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (2nd L) and Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, prior to a meeting at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, December 2, 2014. Saul Loeb - FP/Getty Images by [Alix Langone](https://time.com/author/alix-langone/) ## Alix Langone Aug 26, 2018 1:50 PM UTC Former Nevada Sen. Harry Reid released a heartfelt message about the passing of [Arizona Sen. John McCain](http://time.com/longform/john-mccains-life-of-service-photos/), writing that the two politicians said they loved each other during their last phone call. “John and I both ended our final call a few weeks ago by telling each other, ‘I love you,’ and that was how we felt about one another,” Reid said in a statement. “There will never be another John McCain.” > [](https://twitter.com/SenatorReid/status/1033552927678492672) Sen. Reid and Sen. McCain rose up through the ranks of politics together — both joining the Senate in 1987\. “Even when we disagreed, there was never any doubt that this man was a national hero who fought with honor,” Reid said. The former Nevada Senator [also underwent treatment for cancer this year](http://time.com/5276935/harry-reid-pancreatic-cancer/), having a tumor removed from him pancreas in May before undergoing chemotherapy. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5378420/harry-reid-john-mccain-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5378420/harry-reid-john-mccain-tribute/"},"headline":"Former Sen. 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