Huey Long

Huey P. Long – As Illustrated by Ken Burns Huey P. Long was one of the country’s most illustrious figures not only in Louisiana history but also in American politics. He was a man who was hated by some and beloved by many. He was the consummate salesman – he saw a need and he filled it. A man of superior intelligence, he remained a man of the people. Huey lived his life on the run, filling it up with ideas and projects, programs and people. He seemed to know his time was limited and he wanted to use it to do the most good for the most people. Long hated the users and abusers of society and had a great love for the downtrodden classes. He was willing to push the limits of decency and decorum (morality) to help the poor and disadvantaged have the things in life they had never dreamed they could have. Huey Long claimed he was born poor in a log cabin, however, his home in Winnfield, Louisiana was closer to a mansion than a shack. He had a brilliant mind and the gift of gab. He demonstrated this throughout his childhood as he challenged the adults around him. He was curious, excitable and craved attention. He had a passion for power and money. In his early life he was a gifted and successful…

Huey Pierce Long Jr., also known as The Kingfish, was born in Winnfield, Louisiana on August 30, 1893 (Jeansonne 1). At the age of seventeen, Huey was a traveling salesman from, Louisiana, to Texas, to Tennessee (Simkin 1). At the age of twenty- one, Long went to get his college education from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans. In 1918, Huey started practicing his law career in Shreveport, Louisiana. He presented small plaintiffs against large businesses (Life & Times 3). Long made a…

Nathan “Danger” Williams 11/9/16 Leading the Way A “Dangerous” Leadership Paper Huey Pierce long (AKA ‘The Kingfish’) was the Governor of Louisiana during the depression Era. Long was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893, to a poor farm family of strong religious beliefs. He attended a public school and eventually became independent at the age of 16 as a door-to-door salesman to save up money for College. In 1912, he studied law for six months at Oklahoma University, and…

Many observers believe that George Wallace was the present reemergence of Huey Long, while others believe that George Wallace was a populist who made his own decisions and differed from Huey Long’s approach of handling issues. Although George Wallace incorporated similar populist tactics of being opinionated and outspoken, Wallace was not a Huey Long. Wallace was his own entity, engaging in segregation politics that hindered the progression of the civil rights movement, playing off southern…

Huey P. Long once said “Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.” this was a man that truly believed that anyone could thrive. During his time in office as a senator and Governor of Louisiana, he had ideas to fix the current depression. He developed the “Share Our Wealth” program as a new welfare program for the country. He had a close connection to the agricultural community since he grew up on a farm as a child, and then rose to high status later in life. He originally used his power…

Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin & The Great Depression by Alan Brinkley is all about the journey of two men during the Great Depression and the overwhelming rise to success. Huey P. Long was a Senator from the swamp state, Louisiana; while Charles E. Coughlin was a Catholic priest from Detroit. The two were from vastly different parts of the country, but they both became two of the most successful leaders in politics during this time period. In all honesty, I did not enjoy this…

Huey P. Long, the writer and speaker of the “Every Man a King” speech, was the governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and a United States Senator from 1932 until 1935 when he was unfortunately assassinated a month after announcing his run for the United States 1936 Presidential Election. When Huey Long made his Every Man a King speech on NBC radio waves in 1934 the United States was enduring the biggest financial crisis in its history after the Wall Street crash in 1929 which caused the Great…

“Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin, & the Great Depression”, by Alan Brinkley, explains the journey, ambition, and purposes of two of the most infamous and memorable political leaders of the 1930’s, Huey Long and Father Coughlin, during one of the most challenging and memorable periods of America’s history. The text expresses the struggles and adversities during profound economic depression and political hardship with the helpful, yet also hindering, part Long and Coughlin played in…

This paper is a review of Jeansonne Glen’s biography “Messiah of the Masses: Huey P. Long and the Great Depression”. Glen doesn’t believe Long to be a saint nor a sinner; however, he does believe Long’s biggest priority wasn’t the people but himself. The author wrote this biography of Long as a young man getting his first start in politics, his campaign for governor, also his impeachment. In the book Messiah of the Masses: Huey P. Long and the Great Depression, the life of Huey Pierce Long is…

The Senate couldn’t touch him, his enemies feared him, and the President couldn’t tame him. Particularly in the Senate, “Long literally paralyzed the Senate” by fill bursting bills that would be detrimental to the populist movement. He expressed his desire for defending the needs of bankers and businessmen where he expressed his disdain for the Morgan, Rockefellers, and Baruch. The passion, following, and momentum of Long made enemies quiver in fear; they didn’t know how to destroy him.…