Siam: Margaret on the King of Siam's Trip to America for Surgery

Dublin Core

Title

Siam: Margaret on the King of Siam's Trip to America for Surgery

Description

Margaret remembers a story from the trip of the King of Siam going to the US for an eye operation. After the surgery had been done, no bill was presented, and so the King asked for it. The surgeon said something like, "The King can do no wrong. I leave the fee to you." This meant that the King paid a much larger fee than he ever intended to pay, which he did not appreciate. 

Creator

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993)

Date

January 1, 1930

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC57-03

Provenance

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.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Margaret Landon (1903-1993)

Duration

1:08

Sound File Location

Box 78: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 55-60

Clip Location

Hour 57, clip 3

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Margaret (1903-1993), “Siam: Margaret on the King of Siam's Trip to America for Surgery,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed March 28, 2024, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/790.