List of nicknames used by Huey Long

Long giving a speech in the U.S. senate

Throughout his political career, Huey Long used nicknames to refer to political opponents. He did this through speeches and cartoons in the Louisiana Progress . ^[1]

People

• 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

• Huey Long – Kingfish (from Amos 'n' Andy ) ^[28]

Organizations

• 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

• List of nicknames used by George W. Bush
• List of nicknames used by Donald Trump

References

1. Hair, William Ivy; The Kingfish and His Realm: The Life and Times of Huey P. Long; ISBN   080712124X
2. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-20.
3. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 99. ISBN   9780307535764.
4. Kane, Thomas Harnett (1941). Huey Long's Louisiana Hayride: the American Rehearsal for Dictatorship, 1928–1940 (PDF). New York: William Morrow. p. 65.
5. Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long . New York: Vintage Books. p. 703. ISBN   978-0394747903.
6. "How "Lyingnewspapers" Made Huey Long the Ruler of His State: A Model of Press-Populist Dynamics". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28.
7. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08.
8. "How "Lyingnewspapers" Made Huey Long the Ruler of His State: A Model of Press-Populist Dynamics". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28.
9. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08.
10. Jeansonne, Glen (1992). "Huey Long and Racism". Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association. 22 (3): 265–82. JSTOR   423295.
11. Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long . New York: Vintage Books. p. 661. ISBN   978-0394747903.
12. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08.
13. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08.
14. Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long . New York: Vintage Books. p. 661. ISBN   978-0394747903.
15. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN   9780307535764.
16. "How "Lyingnewspapers" Made Huey Long the Ruler of His State: A Model of Press-Populist Dynamics". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28.
17. Kolbert, Elizabeth (June 5, 2006). "The Big Sleazy" . The New Yorker . Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
18. Hill, Ray (March 8, 2015). "Louisiana's Kingfish: Huey P. Long Part One". The Knoxville Focus.
19. "Our Views: FDR's restraint with Huey Long is a valuable lesson for politicians today". The Advocate . June 3, 2018.
20. "Huey P. Long, "every man a king," New York, NY" (PDF). 1934-02-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-08.
21. "Long Range Acoustic Device" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-03.
22. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 32. ISBN   9780307535764.
23. Williams, T. Harry (1981) [1969]. Huey Long . New York: Vintage Books. p. 350. ISBN   978-0394747903.
24. 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.
25. Hill, Ray (March 22, 2015). "Louisiana's Kingfish: Huey Long's Rise to Power". The Knoxville Focus.
26. "Congressional Records" (PDF). 1933. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-08.
27. Gill, James (April 19, 2020). "James Gill: From "turkey head" to "pencil neck," political insults have evolved". nola.com . Retrieved 30 September 2024.
28. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 121. ISBN   9780307535764.
29. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 96. ISBN   9780307535764.
30. White, Jr., Richard D. (2009). Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long. Random House Publishing Group. p. 255. ISBN   9780307535764.
31. "How "Lyingnewspapers" Made Huey Long the Ruler of His State: A Model of Press-Populist Dynamics". Archived from the original on 2023-09-28.