Kenneth on Being Poisoned in Bangkok

Kenneth on Being Poisoned in Bangkok

Kenneth tells of how he was poisoned at a dinner in Bangkok. There was a dinner at the Legation during which Kenneth became violently ill, supposedly from food poisoning with arsenic. There were Thai in Bangkok who were very suspicious of Kenneth, because they weren't used to having Americans who were as fluent as he was in the language, and knew the countryside as he did, and knew as many people. The aide believed to have poisoned Kenneth was one of two who were especially close to Pridi, who were often compared to the two figures closest to Buddha. This poisoning apparently led to Kenneth's skin cancer many years later.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1945

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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)

5:32

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

Hour 70, clip 1

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical