Kenneth on How Col. Wm. Donovan Got in Touch with Him

Kenneth on How Col. Wm. Donovan Got in Touch with Him

Donovan, William J. (William Joseph), 1883-1959

Kenneth explains what the OCI or Office of the Coordinator of Information was. William Donovan was convinced that war was coming, and that the United States would get into it, and that we lacked intelligence information. We didn't know much about the nations we would be fighting or about the parts of the world into which we would be going. He began to set up an intelligence operation system to bring all the information together that would take advantage of everything. Others resisted such a project, eventually President Roosevelt authorized the start of such a center. Then Donovan began to look for someone to answer the most pressing questions that President Roosevelt had at the time.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 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 64, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical