Kenneth on Presenting a Signed Picture of Truman to the Emperor of Vietnam

Kenneth on Presenting a Signed Picture of Truman to the Emperor of Vietnam

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

Kenneth went over to Saigon with a picture of Harry Truman autographed by the President to former Emperor Bao Dai, who had fled from Hanoi up to Hong Kong, and then later had come down to head up the government of South Vietnam with the French promising eventual independence. But the French wouldn't allow him to do much, and he sulked most of the time up in the mountains outside of Saigon, or in Paris. Everyone came to see Bao Dai as nothing but a playboy, but he was playing politics, and doing it as best he could with no power. 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1950

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

Hour 76, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical