Alfred "Alf" Landon radio transcript

Identifier
irn500598
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0137
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1938
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

folder

1

Creator(s)

Biographical History

Alfred "Alf" Landon was an American politician, serving as the Republican governor of Kansas from 1933-1937. In 1936, he ran and lost as the Republican nominee for President against Franklin Roosevelt.

Archival History

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Acquisition

Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by B. F. Diamond

Scope and Content

On November 14, 1938, Alf Landon made radio remarks concerning the treatment of Jewish people under the Nazi regime in Germany. From the radio station WIBW symposium under the auspices of Council of Churches, Landon spoke out against the cruelty and intolerance that was being displayed toward Jews in Europe, and how Americans should protest this treatment, stating that it went against the principles of freedom and tolerance.

System of Arrangement

The Alfred "Alf" Landon radio transcript is arranged into one series.

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Genre

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