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Not only did that mean that my brother and sisters and I could finish our education but also thousands of other children could as well. My family never forgot Huey Long and became longtime political supporters of the Long family.<ref name=autogenerated3/></blockquote>
Not only did that mean that my brother and sisters and I could finish our education but also thousands of other children could as well. My family never forgot Huey Long and became longtime political supporters of the Long family.<ref name=autogenerated3/></blockquote>
In 1959, as AFL-CIO president, Bussie checked himself into a mental health facility in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], Texas, as a ruse for the planned confinement of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who was committed by his wife, Blanche Revere Long and Long's [[nephew]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Russell Long]]. "It’s hard to believe that I was involved in it. It was a mess. He (Long) could have easily sued me, but that never occurred to me. He was a friend, and I just tried to help as best I could."<ref name=blum>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/31263899.html|author=Jordan Blum|title=Bussie helped strengthen unions in Louisiana,|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 20, 2008, p. 1A.</ref>
In 1959, as AFL-CIO president, Bussie checked himself into a mental health facility in [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], Texas, as a ruse for the planned confinement of Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], who was committed by his wife, Blanche Revere Long and Long's [[nephew]], [[U.S. Senator]] [[Russell Long]]. "It’s hard to believe that I was involved in it. It was a mess. He (Long) could have easily sued me, but that never occurred to me. He was a friend, and I just tried to help as best I could."<ref name=blum>{{cite web|url=http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/31263899.html|author=Jordan Blum|title=Bussie helped strengthen unions in Louisiana|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=October 20, 2008|page=1A.</ref>
==Bussie in Shreveport==
==Bussie in Shreveport==