Don Devol oral history interview, 1982.

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Don Devol oral history interview, 1982.

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Devol discusses meeting Huey Long and his work for Long; Long's home on Audubon Place; Long's use of his Bible in speeches; Long's radio addresses and his relationship with the news media; the "Share the Wealth " scheme; his personal relationship with Long; Long's speaking out against Franklin Roosevelt; Long's showmanship, potential, and assassination.

2 sound cassettes (1.5 hours);Transcript (36 p.)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7124657

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Culbert, David Holbrook.

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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History

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The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established in August 1991 to document the history of Louisiana State University. A department of LSU Libraries Special Collections, the Center conducts, collects, preserves, and makes available to scholars oral history interviews on Louisiana's social, political, cultural, and economic history. From the description of T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History records, 1990-1998. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 22696...

Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935

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Huey Long Pierce, Louisiana governor and United States senator, was born 30 August 1893, near Winnfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, and died 10 September 1935. He studied law and practiced in Winnfield after 1915; served as Louisiana public service commissioner (1921-1926); was elected governor of Louisiana (1928); was elected to the United States Senate (1930); and organized the Share-Our-Wealth Society (1934) for which he had national support. On 8 September 1935 he was shot by Dr. Carl A. Weiss ...

Devol, Don, d. 1983,

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Don Devol served as Huey P. Long's personal secretary from 1932 to 1935. From the description of Don Devol oral history interview, 1982. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 240776846 ...