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Every Man a King" is a song cowritten by Louisiana's Governor and United States Senator Huey Long and Castro Carazo. Long was known for his political slogan "Every man a king," which is also the title of his 1933 autobiography [1] and the catch-phrase of his Share Our Wealth proposal during the Great Depression . [2]
Huey P. Long. Every Man a King -- Radio Speech to the Nation. delivered 23 February 1934. click for pdf . Is that a right of life, when the young children of this country are being reared into a sphere which is more owned by 12 men that is by 120 million people?
Classic Senate Speeches. Huey Long. Every Man a King. February 23, 1934. Adapting his rhetoric to the techniques of broadcasting, Louisiana senator Huey P. Long used a nationwide radio address to spread his ideas about the redistribution of wealth. "I can't remember," Huey P. Long reminisced in 1935, "back to a time when my mouth wasn't open ...
Huey P. Long, “Every Man a King” and “Share our Wealth” (1934) Amid the economic indignities of the Great Depression, Huey P. Long of Louisiana championed an aggressive program of public spending and wealth redistribution. Critics denounced Long, who served as both governor and a senator from Louisiana, as a corrupt demagogue, but ...
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“Every Man a King"-- Huey P. Long (February 23, 1934) Added to the National Registry: 2003 . Essay by Christopher Sterling (guest post)* Huey P. Long (1893-1935) was serving as a U.S. Senator when he gave this radio address. A consummate political animal, he innately understood how radio could spread his message of social protest.
Nov 9, 2009 · With the slogan “Every man a king,” Long ran for governor again four years later. He won by huge numbers in 1928 and, now embracing the nickname “the Kingfish,” immediately made good on ...
