Huey Long

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    • Full name: Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
    • AKA: The Kingfish
    • Born: August 30, 1893
    • Birthplace: Winnifield, Louisiana
    • Political Party: Democrat
    • Alma Mater: Tulane University
    • Louisiana Governor: May 28, 1928 – January 25, 1932
    • United States Senator from Louisiana: January 25, 1932 - August 30, 1935
    • Died: September 10, 1935
    • Buried on the grounds of the new Louisiana State Capitol
    • 100,000 Louisianans attended his funeral

  • Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana (1928-1932) and U.S. Senator (1932-1935), was accused by his critics of being a dictator,PBS: Huey Long—"Every Man a King" but under his governance, the state saw improvements in public works, public education and public health. He also took on big companies, like Standard Oil, by establishing limits on corporate power. When he went to Washington, he challenged Franklin D. Roosevelt and advocated redistributing wealth through sharply graduated income and inheritance taxes.

  • Governor Long

    Long first ran for governor and lost in 1924. He was elected in 1928 and made a number of enemies with his autocratic style. In 1929, he was the subject of a failed impeachment attempt. While governor, he built 111 bridges, started construction on the first bridge over the lower Mississippi and increased paved roads in Louisiana from 331 to 2,301 miles.

  • Senator Long

    In 1930, he ran and was elected to the U.S. Senate. He did not assume his seat in the Senate until 1932, however, preferring to finish his term as governor. His time in the Senate was marked by his opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, as well as his advocacy for his "Share Our Wealth" program, which he marketed with the motto "Every Man a King".

  • Assassination

    In 1935, while in the capitol building in Louisiana, Long was shot, reportedly by Dr. Carl Weiss. Long was shot with one bullet; Weiss was shot as many as sixty times by Long's bodyguards. Long died of internal bleeding two days after being shot. Weiss' family has consistently denied he shot Long and conspiracy theories regarding Long's assassination continue to circulate. The New York Times: New Inquiry, Old Findings in Huey Long's Killing (June 6, 1992

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      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
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      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
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      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
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      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
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      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
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      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
    • tweet
      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
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      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
    • tweet
      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
    • tweet
      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
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    • tweet
      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
    • tweet
      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
    • tweet
      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
    • tweet
      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
    • tweet
      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
    more view more tweets...

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    • tweet
      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
    • tweet
      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
    • tweet
      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
    • tweet
      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
    • tweet
      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
    more view more tweets...

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    • tweet
      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
    • tweet
      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
    • tweet
      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
    • tweet
      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
    • tweet
      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
    more view more tweets...

  • On Twitter Powered by Twitter

    • tweet
      Movie of the Day: All the Kings Men - Broderick Crawford (1949) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041113/ The Story of a Huey Long type character
    • tweet
      @BillCosby Beting LSU in the capital one bowl.....Huey P. "Kingfish" Long is better than Paul "Baer" Bryant.
    • tweet
      One day the people of CT are going to get good government - and they aren't going to like it. (Apologies to Huey Long) #ChrisDoddCake
    • tweet
      "You gotta put some jam on the bottom shelf where the little man can reach it." Huey Long
    • tweet
      "Hard work is damn near as overrated as monogamy." -Huey Long
    more view more tweets...

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