How long did Sen Huey Long speak?

In an attempt to prevent its passage, Long held a lone filibuster, speaking for 15 hours and 30 minutes, the second longest filibuster at the time.

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Beside above, why was Huey Longs nickname Kingfish?

Huey Long was Governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1930. … He gave himself the nickname “Kingfish” because, he said, “I’m a small fish here in Washington. But I’m the Kingfish to the folks down in Louisiana.”

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