Kenneth on the Fortuitous Timing of Their Careers and Interest in Southeast Asia

Kenneth on the Fortuitous Timing of Their Careers and Interest in Southeast Asia

Kenneth tells of the Landon's different career spurts. He describes them as quite fortuitous, as Margaret wrote her book, and the war spurred great interest in Southeast Asia. Kenneth was also fortunate in that he was the only one in the Foreign Service department to have any knowledge of Southeast Asian languages and affairs, and so he was quite valuable.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1937

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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)

7:39

Box 83: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles," CDs 76-94

Hour 87, clip 10

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical