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All the King's Men - Wikipedia  All the King's Men is a novel by Robert Penn Warren first published in 1946. Its title is drawn ... In the atmosphere of the 1930s, whole populations seemed to abandon ... of his constituents, who respond with enthusiasm to his fiery populist manner. ... former governor of Louisiana and that state's U.S. senator in the mid-1930s.
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Huey Long - Wikipedia  Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893  September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was ... A Democrat, he was an outspoken populist who denounced the rich and the banks, ... 1 Early life and legal career; 2 Political career and rise to power .... Long ran for governor of Louisiana in the election of 1924, attacking Parker,...
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Huey Long Official Website | Biography, Quotes, Photos, Speeches  Huey Long (1893-1935) was Louisiana's legendary populist Governor, U.S. Senator and favorite son. Poised to run for president on his Share Our Wealth...
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Huey Long's Life & Times - Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long  Huey Long was elected Governor of Louisiana in 1928 by the largest margin in the ... When opponents blocked Huey's bills in the 1930 legislative session,...
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Huey Long . For Educators | PBS  In the early 30s, many outside of Louisiana became captivated by Long, whose ... Assess the meaning of populist reform movements such as those generated by Long, ... In 1930, Governor Huey Long was elected to the United States Senate.
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Claude Pepper - Wikipedia  Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900  May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. ... He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1928 and served from 1929 to 1931. After being defeated for reelection in 1930 he moved his law...
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1936 election: Case Study I  The presidential election of 1936 pitted Alfred Landon, the Republican governor of Kansas, against the incumbent President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... For the 1936 election, the Literary Digest prediction was that Landon would get 57% of the ... The sampling error in the Literary Digest poll was a whopping 19%, the largest...
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Charles Evans Hughes - National Governors Association  +. New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes ... finished his career with service as the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, a post he held from 1930 to 1941.
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America: Land I Love Test 9 Review Flashcards | Quizlet  Establishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote ... U.S. leader of the Progressive Movement, who as governor of Wisconsin (1901-06) and U.S. senator (1906-25) was noted for ... Known as "Battlin' Bob" by early Progressives. .... Founded a national organization of farm families known as the Grange.
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Huey Long - New World Encyclopedia  Aug 16, 2014 ... He served as Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a U.S. ... Long won a debating scholarship to Louisiana State University, but he ... Long was elected to the Louisiana Railroad Commission in 1918 at the .... After Roosevelt's election, Long soon broke with the new President. ..... White, 227-28.
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News & Events - The Foundation for Historical Louisiana  The Old Governor's Mansion, built under the governorship of the famous (and infamous) ... It is now a historic house museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Built in 1930 by Governor Huey P. Long, this splendid Georgian-style .... who saw opportunity in this busy river port, Louisiana's new capital city.
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Robert M. La Follette  Robert M. La Follette was a charismatic politician who created major innovations in public policy. He was the recognized leader of the Progressive Moment.
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Henry A. Wallace, TITLE - New Deal Network  Henry A. Wallace and FDR at Val-Kill Cottage, Hyde Park, August ... Secretary of Agriculture from 1933 to 1940, during the difficult years of the Great Depression, and Vice President from 1941 to 1945, at the height of World War II, ... By 1938, he had become outspoken in his criticism of the fascist states and on numerous...
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Huey Long - Wikipedia  Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893  September 10, 1935), nicknamed The Kingfish, was an American politician who served as the 40th Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. ... As the political boss of the state, he commanded wide networks of supporters...
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Calvin Coolidge - Wikipedia  John Calvin Coolidge Jr was the 30th President of the United States (192329). A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state. His response to the Boston Police Strike of 1919 thrust him into the national .... Yet people are entitled to the rewards of their industry.
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Brown corpus - University of Arizona  His political career goes back to his election to city council in 1923. ... the State Highway Department is very near being ready to issue the first $30 million ...... He said he was confessing that I was a member of the Socialist Party in 1910. ...... bat in their windy Candlestick Park suddenly found the formula in Milwaukee's park.
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Crowley Political Report: Charlie Crist  It was a party of personality  Napoleon Broward, Doyle Carlton, Spessard Holland, ... LeRoy Collins, Reubin Askew, Bob Graham, Lawton Chiles, and others. ... Here, Democrats have some interesting choices to make on August 30. ..... a state employee as former Governor Bob Martinez's Commerce Department secretary.
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Calvin Coolidge | whitehouse.gov  As America's 30th President (1923-1929), Calvin Coolidge demonstrated his ... material prosperity which many Americans were enjoying during the 1920s era.
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Wilder, Lawrence Douglas (1931- ) | The Black Past: Remembered ...  For four years Wilder served as the governor of Virginia (1990-1994). ... In 2004, L. Douglas Wilder returned to politics and was elected Mayor of Richmond with...
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Campaigns and ElectionsMiller Center  Term: : 32nd President of the United States (1933  1945) ... FDR's record as governor of New Yorkand specifically his laudable, if initially ... a two-term governor of Kansas who was the only Republican governor to win reelection in 1934. ... As one worker put it in 1936, Roosevelt "is the first man in the White House to...
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Huey Pierce "The Kingfish" Long, Jr. (1893 - 1935) - Genealogy - Geni  Though a backer of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932 presidential election, Long ... 3 Long as Governor, 1928-1932 4 Impeachment attempt 5 1930: Defeat in the .... Three LSU scholars contend that until Long, "political power in Louisiana .... D.C., to take his seat in the United States Senate in January 1932, although he...