Kenneth on the Dolly Madison Saga

Kenneth on the Dolly Madison Saga

The Dolly Madison saga, which happened in February, 1942. Dolly Madison was Kenneth's secretary, and she was madly in love with a reporter for The Washington Post, and a good one, named George. The man wasn't interested in marrying her, so she decided to force the issue by committing suicide, but to do it in such a way that she would bring Kenneth into the picture, and he would rush around, find George, and the two would save her. The trick worked, and George eventually did marry her, but that came a good while later.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1942

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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 65, clip 12

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical