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Huey Long: Every Man a King
URL: http://www.ssa.gov/history/hlong1.html

Description:
Brief background about Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and U.S. senator, and his contributions to the development of the Social Security system. Long's "Share Our Wealth" program "wanted the government to confiscate the wealth of the nation's rich ... [and] to guarantee every family in the nation an annual income." Also includes excerpts from Huey Long's autobiography, and the text of a U.S. Senate speech. From Social Security Online.

LII Topics: Governors, Legislators, Notable People: Government

Publisher:
Social Security Online

Extra Keywords
kingfish

LII Database Information:
Record 24268 created by Maria Brandt on 08/07/2007
Last modification on 08/15/2007
Published: 08/15/2007  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24268

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