Kenneth on Abbot Low Moffat and Joseph Grew

Kenneth on Abbot Low Moffat and Joseph Grew

Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 Moffat, Abbot Low, 1901-1996

Kenneth's background on Southeast Asia led him to be convinced that these colonies were going to run their own show. They were going to fight. But the State Department didn't believe it. EY didn't believe it. Yet at the end of the war, Abbot Low Moffat, Kenneth's chief, said to him "Ken, you'd better take my advice and get out of Southeast Asian affairs in the Department of State and indeed Southeast Asian affairs anywhere. There's no future in it for a fine mind." 

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1946

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

Hour 67, clip 14

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical