Enoch "Nucky" Johnson Timeline & Summary

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Enoch "Nucky" Johnson Timeline & Summary

  • After Kuehnle is sent to prison, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson steps in to fill in the power void.
  • Nucky eventually becomes the boss of Atlantic City, running the local Republican Party and supervising the city's illegal rackets.
  • At the height of his power, Nucky is even able to get his friend, Walter Edge, elected as governor.
  • Prohibition helps Nucky become even stronger, as more visitors than ever flock to Atlantic City for easy access to booze.
  • These high times are ended by the Great Depression, though, and the illegal rackets start to make less money and struggle to survive.
  • An IRS agent named William Frank arrives in town to investigate Nucky. Although Nucky holds him off for some time, Frank eventually sends Nucky to prison on financial charges.
  • After returning to Atlantic City, Nucky stays out of the political game and lives a quiet life.