Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History The First Phone In The White House (1878)

The First Phone In The White House (1878)

Published: Dec. 3, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s December 3rd. In 1878, the White House got a phone line for the first time.

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Jody, Niki and Kellie discuss why President Rutherford B Hayes was so embracing of new technology \\u2014 and how the phone got other presidents into hot water over the years.

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