Siam Furlough:Kenneth on When John and His Friends Tried to Convince Kenneth to Manage a Hotel

Siam Furlough:Kenneth on When John and His Friends Tried to Convince Kenneth to Manage a Hotel

John, Kenneth's guide in Beirut, had some friends there, and he learned that they were fresh out of a hotel manager. They made Kenneth a proposition, that he become the manager of the hotel. John would run the taxi business, and the other fellow would run the girl side of things. There were a lot of prostitutes hanging around the hotel, but they said Kenneth wouldn't have to be involved with that (he hadn't told them that he was a Presbyterian missionary). Kenneth thanked them for their offer but declined, said good-bye to John, and boarded his ship for a slow trip through the Mediterranean.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1931

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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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Box 82: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" CDs 51-75

Hour 61, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical