Kenneth on His Tiger Skull Ashtray

Kenneth on His Tiger Skull Ashtray

Miles, Milton E., 1900-1961 Moffat, Abbot Low, 1901-1996 Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994

Abbot Low Moffat received a tiger skull ashtray from the Thai government. When Moffat left Southeast Asian affairs, he also left the tiger skull. Kenneth took it upon himself to keep it in his office. When Nixon saw it, he claimed he would get a bigger tiger skull than Kenneth's and he did: "I TOLD YOU I'D GET A BIGGER ONE THAN YOURS, AND I DID!!" Kenneth also tells of a joke of sorts in which Colonel Wilfred Smith presented him with a tray which held a tiger head skull on it--the skull not being part of the gift.

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)

10:23

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

Hour 80, clip 4

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical