Alfred M. Landon oral interviews 1975-1976

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Alfred M. Landon oral interviews 1975-1976

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Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887-1987, a prominent Kansas Republican, served as Governor of Kansas from 1933-1937 and ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States presidency in 1936. This collection includes audiotapes and transcripts of interviews with Governor Landon by Donald R. McCoy and Louis George Griffin from 1975-1976.

1.5 linear ft (3 boxes), 36 reel-to-reel audiotapes

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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Landon, Alfred M. (Alfred Mossman), 1887-1987

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Alfred "Alf" Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American politician from the Republican Party. He served as the twenty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was the Republican Party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt who won the electoral college vote 523 to 8. Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, Landon spent most of his childhood in Marietta, Ohio before moving to Kansa...

Griffin, George (Louis George

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McCoy, Donald R.

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McCoy received his B.A. from the University of Denver in 1949, his M.A. from the University of Chicago in 1949, and his Ph.D. in 1954 from American Univerity. He joined the faculty in 1957, reaching full Professor status in 1964. He was named a University Distinguished Professor in 1974 and retired in 1995. From the guide to the Personal Papers of Donald R. McCoy, 1957-1995, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library University Archives) ...