Huey Long vs. The Media
Magazine, Summer 2018
In his clashes with the press, the Kingfish used legislation, slander, and even physical force to control the message
In his clashes with the press, the Kingfish used legislation, slander, and even physical force to control the message
Huey P. Long went from traveling salesman to Louisiana Governor, and then US senator, through his mastery of the media
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
Huey Long rose to prominence during the Great Depression as governor of Louisiana.
Huey P. Long, nicknamed “The Kingfish,” was the fortieth governor of Louisiana. Long was shot on September 8, 1935, in the Louisiana State Capitol (seen in the background) and died two days later.
This campaign flyer from 1928 promoted Huey P. Long for governor of Louisiana.
Senator Huey Pierce Long, left, with James Monroe Smith, president of Louisiana State University. The photograph was taken in 1935 by Louisiana photographer Fonville Winans.
A 1992 documentary puts the Bayou State's political circus in perspective
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