Kenneth on How the Government Came to Seek His Services Initially

Kenneth on How the Government Came to Seek His Services Initially

Kenneth went to work researching the questions that President Roosevelt and Col. Donovan wanted answered, and when he had his report ready, he accompanied Donovan to the President's office. Donovan had told Kenneth how he had come to seek Kenneth's services. He had asked President Roosevelt what the first information that he wanted about Southeast Asia was. Roosevelt's answer was that he wanted to know what the Japanese intentions in Indochina were, and their intentions toward Thailand. What would they do? When would they move? Donovan's inquiry led him to Kenneth, who then realized how his touring of major universities under the sponsorship of Mortimer Graves at the American Council of Learned Societies had played a role in his coming to Washington.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1938

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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 64, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical