Margaret on Pres. Wilson and Earliest Intelligence Service

Margaret on Pres. Wilson and Earliest Intelligence Service

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Margaret explains how, in World War I, President Wilson discovered that the US had no such thing as an intelligence service, and so began to address this issue, but the little that he did at that time had probably disappeared when WWII started. The French and British intelligence services go way back, but the US had none. Kenneth points out that the US was an isolationist country, and its policy was not to become involved in foreign wars. So there was no feeling of need for an intelligence agency.

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

January 1, 1917

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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 64, clip 10

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical