Nicholas McCormick Mrs. Kohorst English I- Honors 19 December 2016 Intro: “A man is not a dictator when he is given a commission from the people and carries it out"(Huey Long). The 1930’s were a time of pain and poverty. The public was desperate to recapture their lifestyles from the 1920’s again and believed they needed an extremist to get them there. One of these people was a former governor of Louisiana, Huey Long, also known as the “Kingfish”. Huey was well experienced in politics and arguably one of the most powerful governors in the history of the U.S. After being governor he became apart of the U.S. Senate. Long was very pro-Franklin Roosevelt but in 1933 he decided to run for president himself(“Huey Long”). In 1934, he created …show more content…
If Long had not been assassinated then it would have been a very close race between him and FDR and some speculate he may have even won the election against FDR. Thesis: Huey Long, the former governor of Louisiana, believed in a radical reformation of the American democracy. He believed that the strength of the nation rested with its citizens, an idea that empowered America but, ultimately, cost him his life. Early Life of Huey Long 7 out of 9 …show more content…
The 1930’s were a time of pain and poverty. The public was desperate to recapture their lifestyles from the 1920’s again and believed they needed an extremist to get them there. One of these people was a former governor of Louisiana, Huey Long, also known as the “Kingfish”. Huey was well experienced in politics and arguably one of the most powerful governors in the history of the U.S. After being governor he became apart of the U.S. Senate. Long was very pro-Franklin Roosevelt but in 1933 he decided to run for president himself(“Huey Long”). In 1934, he created the Share Our Wealth Society a group that believed the rich should give money to the poor. Later in the next year, Huey Long was assassinated by Dr. Carl Weiss on September 9th 1935. Huey Long, the former governor of Louisiana, believed in a radical reformation of the American democracy. He believed that the strength of the nation rested with its citizens, an idea that empowered America but, ultimately, cost him his