Kenneth on His Job Conducting a Seminar on Combating Insurgency

Kenneth on His Job Conducting a Seminar on Combating Insurgency

Taylor, Maxwell D. (Maxwell Davenport), 1901-1987 Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003 Pye, Lucian W., 1921-2008 Krulak, Victor H.

Kenneth received a call from Walt Rostow in January of 1962. Walt had a job that was of interest to Kenneth. This job was to establish a seminar to fight communist insurgency. The seminar was under the highest presidential directive and would be for those of high ranking--ambassadors, generals, etc. and Kenneth was to have no limit on what he could spend to conduct the seminar.

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1961

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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)

10:42

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

Hour 84, clip 4

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical