Kenneth on His First Day at Work with the Government

Kenneth on His First Day at Work with the Government

In Washington Kenneth was given a nice big office in the Triangle Building. Kenneth was the first substantive employee of the Office of the Coordinator of Information, he says, which later became the OSS, and then the CIA. "I am regarded as one of their founding fathers." He was there to provide intelligence on Japan and Indochina. The day Kenneth had the President's son help him get started. He inquired about what the President already knew and was amazed to find that all the Office of the Coordinator of Information had was four articles authored by Kenneth.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

August 11, 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 Landon (1903-1993)

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Margaret and Kenneth P. Landon Papers, 1824-2000

Hour 63, clip 7

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical