Kenneth and Margaret's Security System Went Off

Kenneth and Margaret's Security System Went Off

Kenneth and Margaret were awoken one night by a call from the security system office, saying that the alarm had gone off twice (though the Landons couldn't hear any alarm sound). Kenneth got up, took his weapon, went downstairs and this time he inadvertently caused the alarm to actually go off. The door bell rang and he opened the door. Two police officers were standing there. They toured the house together but found nothing, so they concluded that the system was malfunctioning.

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

January 1, 1976

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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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Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," Tapes 1-20.

Hour 10, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical