How Kenneth Came to 'Love' Fig Newtons

How Kenneth Came to 'Love' Fig Newtons

Kenneth and his family traveled to Niagara Falls and the boys had to eat fig newtons, which Kenneth came to love very much. He would eat fig newtons in the morning, at noon, and in the evening.

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

January 1, 1907

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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 2, clip 12

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical