Kenneth on How and Why He Left Earlham for Government Work

Kenneth on How and Why He Left Earlham for Government Work

Kenneth and his family were in Gull Lake vacationing when the call from Washington came in. The person was inquiring about Kenneth's knowledge of Souteast Asia and the Japanese intentions for Thailand. The caller ended by promising to send Kenneth a telegram about his coming to Washington to help the government. Kenneth wasn't very enthusiastic about it; he loved his job at Earlham College and was preoccupied with philosophy. It never occurred to either Kenneth or Margaret that the call from Washington was one of life's pivotal moments, that life would never be the same again. Margaret fully expected him to come back to Richmond after the three weeks. Sunday night, August 10, Kenneth took the train, arriving in Washington the morning of August 11, 1941, and that was that.

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993) Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

August 10, 1941

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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 and Margaret Landon

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 63, clip 5

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical