Kenneth on the Fire Hose Story

Kenneth on the Fire Hose Story

The whole mob of them would go down the stairs to the floor below where the coffee bar was. Half way down the stairs, there was a huge firehose all coiled up and ready to go in case of an emergency. There was a wheel that you whirled to turn the water on. One day Kenneth said that one of these days he would unleash that hose and turn that tap and run like hell. Later in the year the very thing happened. Kenneth didn't do it, but all over the State Department people thought that he had.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

October 1, 1943

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon (1903-1993)

1:56

Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 51-75

Hour 73, clip 11

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical