Huey Long Vs. The Media
Huey Pierce Long: you either loved him, or hated him. He combined progressive economic ideas with an autocratic streak, earning him thousands of adoring fans and fearful enemies. Long went from traveling salesman to Louisiana governor, and then US senator, through his mastery of the media. Then once in power, he waged a war against it.
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Huey Long Vs. The Media
August 1, 201912:01 AM ET
Huey Long Vs. The Media
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