List of nicknames used by Huey Long
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Throughout his political career, Huey Long used nicknames to refer to political opponents. He did this though speeches and cartoons in the Louisiana Progress.[1]
People
[edit]- Oscar K. Allen – OK Allen[2]
- Marshall Ballard – Lie-to-'em Ballard[3]
- William H. Bennett – Sack of Potatoes[4]
- Hiram Wesley Evans – Imperial Bastard[5]
- John D. Ewing – Squirt, Clown Prince of the Bow Wow Dynasty[6]
- James Farley – Nabob of New York[7]
- Col. Robert Ewing – Colonel Bow Wow, Buck[8]
- James Farley – Nabob of New York[9]
- Alvin Howard – Kinky[10][11]
- Harold L. Ickes – Chinch bug of Chicago[12]
- Hugh S. Johnson – Sitting Bull Johnson[13]
- Leonard Nicholson – Liverwurst[14]
- John M. Parker – John Mistake Parker, White Wings, Old Sack of Bones[15]
- Esmond Phelps – Shinola, Desperate Esmond, Kingfish Phelps, Old Maid[16]
- Joseph E. Ransdell – Feather Duster, Old Feather Duster, Old Trashy Mouth[17]
- Charles Rightor – Whistle Britches, Old Whistle Britches[18]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – Prince Franklin, Knight of the Nourmahal, Roosevelt the Little[19][20]
- Theodore Roosevelt – Roosevelt the Great[21]
- Jared Y. Sanders Sr. – Old Buzzard Back[22]
- Jared Y. Sanders Jr. – Little J.Y.[23]
- John P. Sullivan – Bang Tail[24]
- Lee Emmett Thomas – Wet Jug[25]
- Henry A. Wallace – Lord Cornwallace, Ignoramus of Iowa, Russian Commissar of Agriculture[26]
- T. Semmes Walmsley – Turkey Head Walmsley[27]
Self-epithets
[edit]- Huey Long – Kingfish (from Amos 'n' Andy)[28]
Organizations
[edit]- Constitutional League (Louisiana) – League of Notions, Constipational League[29]
- National Recovery Administration – National Racketeers Association, National Ruin Association, Nuts Running America, Never Roosevelt Again[30]
- Times-Picayune – The Old Lady of Camp Street[31]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hair, William Ivy; The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P. Long; ISBN 080712124X
- ^ https://www.hueylong.com/docs/cr-speeches/jpmorgans-magazine-attack_cs.pdf
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 99. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ Kane, Thomas Harnett (1941). Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride: the American Rehearsal for Dictatorship, 1928–1940 (PDF). New York: William Morrow. p. 65.
- ^ Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long. New York: Vintage Books. p. 703. ISBN 978-0394747903.
- ^ https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6358&context=gradschool_theses
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/74/crecb/1935/04/22/GPO-CRECB-1935-pt6-v79-4.pdf
- ^ https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6358&context=gradschool_theses
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/74/crecb/1935/04/22/GPO-CRECB-1935-pt6-v79-4.pdf
- ^ Jeansonne, Glen (1992). "Huey Long and Racism". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 22 (3): 265–82. JSTOR 423295.
- ^ Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long. New York: Vintage Books. p. 661. ISBN 978-0394747903.
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/74/crecb/1935/04/22/GPO-CRECB-1935-pt6-v79-4.pdf
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/74/crecb/1935/04/22/GPO-CRECB-1935-pt6-v79-4.pdf
- ^ Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long. New York: Vintage Books. p. 661. ISBN 978-0394747903.
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6358&context=gradschool_theses
- ^ Kolbert, Elizabeth (June 5, 2006). "The Big Sleazy". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Ray (March 8, 2015). "Louisiana's Kingfish: Huey P. Long Part One". The Knoxville Focus.
- ^ "Our Views: FDR's restraint with Huey Long is a valuable lesson for politicians today". The Advocate. June 3, 2018.
- ^ https://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Essay-Final-Version.pdf
- ^ https://www.hueylong.com/docs/cr-speeches/need-of-truth-sincerity-fdr_cs.pdf
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 32. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long. New York: Vintage Books. p. 350. ISBN 978-0394747903.
- ^ Haas, Edward F. (1988). "Black Cat, Uncle Earl, Edwin and the Kingfish: The Wit of Modern Louisiana Politics". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 29 (3): 213–227. JSTOR 423295.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Hill, Ray (March 22, 2015). "Louisiana's Kingfish: Huey Long's Rise to Power". The Knoxville Focus.
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/74/crecb/1935/04/22/GPO-CRECB-1935-pt6-v79-4.pdf
- ^ Gill, James (April 19, 2020). "James Gill: From "turkey head" to "pencil neck," political insults have evolved". nola.com. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 121. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 255. ISBN 9780307535764.
- ^ https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6358&context=gradschool_theses
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