Kenneth Played Follow the Leader as a Boy

Kenneth Played Follow the Leader as a Boy

Kenneth, then six years old, played with a group of boys aged four or five a game called "follow-the-leader." He led the group to jump out of a first story window, then a second story window, and finally from the attic. Two of the boys wouldn't jump from the attic, yet Kenneth still took to lead in jumping, landing in a terrific thump. Victorine Smith watched the jump from across the street and referred to it many times through the years.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1909

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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

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

Hour 4, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical