Kenneth on His Projects with FE (Far Eastern Bureau)

Kenneth on His Projects with FE (Far Eastern Bureau)

Kenneth was the first political officer FE ever had who had lived in Southeast Asia and spoke a Southeast Asian language. Up to that time, all matters regarding Souteast Asia had been dealt with by the Europeans, and the FE had to nod their heads and sign off. Now, all of a sudden, the "drafting officer" was Kenneth. He now handled matters for Southeast Asia. The people who now had to agree or disagree with policy were the European officers. Naturally, they didn't like this. This was the line Kenneth took, and that was a shocker. That was inherent in all the papers that he drafted.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1943

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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)

5:26

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

Hour 67, clip 12

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical