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The First Phone In The White House (1878)
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It’s December 3rd. In 1878, the White House got a phone line for the first time.
Jody, Niki and Kellie discuss why President Rutherford B Hayes was so embracing of new technology — and how the phone got other presidents into hot water over the years.
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