List of nicknames used by Huey Long

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

• 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.