First telephone line completed, between Charles Williams Jr's home and office
First telephone line completed, between Charles Williams Jr's home and office
Telephone service begins in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
Telephone service begins in Canada, Mexico, Australia, Sweden and Denmark
Photo: Ordinary Bell telephone
Photo: Ordinary Bell telephone
Photo: French engraving with early Bell phones
Photo: French engraving with early Bell phones
First telephone lines in Constantinople and Egypt
First telephone lines in Constantinople and Egypt
First long-distance line: Boston to Providence
First long-distance line: Boston to Providence
Photo: Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
Photo: Gray Telephone Pay Station Co. founded
First New York to Chicago phone call
First New York to Chicago phone call
Photo: Taft learning he's been nominated for president
Photo: Taft learning he's been nominated for president
Photo: Wilson after hearing he'd been nominated for president
Photo: Wilson after hearing he'd been nominated for president
First transcontinental phone call (between Bell and Watson)
First transcontinental phone call (between Bell and Watson)
Photo: Suffragist Genevieve Clark Thomson
Photo: Suffragist Genevieve Clark Thomson
Pelo Telefone (Donga)
Video: Pelo Telefone (Donga)
First long-distance video transmission over copper (with Herbert Hoover)
First long-distance video transmission over copper (with Herbert Hoover)
First transatlantic phone calls, using radio signals
First transatlantic phone calls, using radio signals
Photo: Stan Laurel promo pic
Photo: Stan Laurel promo pic
First phone call routed around the world
First phone call routed around the world
Jean Arthur in Easy Living
Video: Jean Arthur in Easy Living
Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Video: Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Glenn Miller & His Orchestra)
Photo: Churchill uses wireless phone from a tank turret
Photo: Churchill uses wireless phone from a tank turret
Ad: 'Dont blame us, blame the war'
Ad: 'Dont blame us, blame the war'
Photo: Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland movie promo photo
Photo: Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland movie promo photo
Telephone Courtesy
Video: Telephone Courtesy
Its a Wonderful Life phone call
Video: Its a Wonderful Life phone call
Photo: First mobile telephone service introduced, in St. Louis
Photo: First mobile telephone service introduced, in St. Louis
Photo: James Stewart and Ned Sparks
Photo: James Stewart and Ned Sparks
Sorry, Wrong Number
Video: Sorry, Wrong Number
Telephone Blues (Sonny Terry)
Video: Telephone Blues (Sonny Terry)
First direct-dialed transcontinental call
First direct-dialed transcontinental call
Lucy Gossips on the Phone
Video: Lucy Gossips on the Phone
Photo: How to Marry a Millionaire
Photo: How to Marry a Millionaire
Dia M For Murder phone scene
Video: Dia M For Murder phone scene
Photo: Hitchcock movie promo pic
Photo: Hitchcock movie promo pic
Photo: Elizabeth Taylor promo pic
Photo: Elizabeth Taylor promo pic
Photo: Calling on German payphone
Photo: Calling on German payphone
Queen Calls Edinburgh
Video: Queen Calls Edinburgh
Photo: Natalie Wood on the phone
Photo: Natalie Wood on the phone
Astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to JFK
Video: Astronaut Scott Carpenter talks to JFK
JFK calls Eisenhower about the Cuban Missile Crisis
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower about the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK calls Eisenhower as the missile crisis ends
Video: JFK calls Eisenhower as the missile crisis ends
JFK calls Truman about ending the missile crisis
Video: JFK calls Truman about ending the missile crisis
JFK on integrating the University of Mississippi
Video: JFK on integrating the University of Mississippi
Beechwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes)
Video: Beechwood 4-5789 (The Marvelettes)
Don't Hang Up (The Orlons)
Video: Don't Hang Up (The Orlons)
JFK angry call about furniture
Video: JFK angry call about furniture
LBJ talks to J. Edgar Hoover after JFK assassination
Video: LBJ talks to J. Edgar Hoover after JFK assassination
LBJ calls Jackie Kennedy: You give me strength
Video: LBJ calls Jackie Kennedy: You give me strength
LBJ pressures Richard Russell to serve on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ pressures Richard Russell to serve on the Warren Commission
LBJ and Gerald Ford on the Warren Commission
Video: LBJ and Gerald Ford on the Warren Commission
LBJ and Katharine Graham
Video: LBJ and Katharine Graham
JFK and RFK phone call (Bay of Pigs review)
Video: JFK and RFK phone call (Bay of Pigs review)
JFK calls Sen. Mansfield about the Test Ban Treaty
Video: JFK calls Sen. Mansfield about the Test Ban Treaty
JFK and Robert McNamara on defense matters
Video: JFK and Robert McNamara on defense matters
Lonesome 7-7203 (Hawkshaw Hawkins)
Video: Lonesome 7-7203 (Hawkshaw Hawkins)
Photo: Anne Margaret in Bye Bye Birdie
Photo: Anne Margaret in Bye Bye Birdie
LBJ orders pants from Haggar Slacks
Video: LBJ orders pants from Haggar Slacks
LBJ and McNamara on the Gulf of Tonkin
Video: LBJ and McNamara on the Gulf of Tonkin
LBJ and Senator Russell on Civil Rights and Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on Civil Rights and Vietnam
LBJ calls Robert F. Kennedy
Video: LBJ calls Robert F. Kennedy
LBJ and Senator Russell on doubts about Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Senator Russell on doubts about Vietnam
Dr. Strangelove Phone Call with Russian President
Video: Dr. Strangelove Phone Call with Russian President
LBJ calls Adam Clayton Powell
Video: LBJ calls Adam Clayton Powell
LBJ calls Martin Luther King Jr. on voting rights
Video: LBJ calls Martin Luther King Jr. on voting rights
LBJ and George Wallace on the Selma march
Video: LBJ and George Wallace on the Selma march
Lady Bird Johnson makes first Picturephone call
Lady Bird Johnson makes first Picturephone call
LBJ and Eisenhower on Vietnam
Video: LBJ and Eisenhower on Vietnam
634-5789 (Wilson Pickett)
Video: 634-5789 (Wilson Pickett)
842-3089 Call My Name (Etta James)
Video: 842-3089 Call My Name (Etta James)
LBJ and Mayor Richard Daley
Video: LBJ and Mayor Richard Daley
LBJ confronts Nixon about Anna Chennault / Vietnam peace talks
Video: LBJ confronts Nixon about Anna Chennault / Vietnam peace talks
LBJ-Nixon post-election call
Video: LBJ-Nixon post-election call
Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
Video: Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell)
Nixon calls Armstrong/Aldrin on the moon
Video: Nixon calls Armstrong/Aldrin on the moon
Lily Tomlin makes calls on Laugh In ('One Ringy Dingy')
Video: Lily Tomlin makes calls on Laugh In ('One Ringy Dingy')
Nixon and Reagan: "Those monkeys" call about the UN
Video: Nixon and Reagan: "Those monkeys" call about the UN
Nixon and Kissinger on the China initiative (early planning)
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the China initiative (early planning)
Nixon and Kissinger on Laos & China
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on Laos & China
Nixon and Mitchell pick Rehnquist for Supreme Court
Video: Nixon and Mitchell pick Rehnquist for Supreme Court
Nixon and Mitchell on a woman on the Supreme Court
Video: Nixon and Mitchell on a woman on the Supreme Court
LBJ-Nixon Christmas Day call
Video: LBJ-Nixon Christmas Day call
Bless The Telephone (Labi Siffre)
Video: Bless The Telephone (Labi Siffre)
Photo: Bill Blass in a phone booth
Photo: Bill Blass in a phone booth
Nixon and Kissinger on the opening to China
Video: Nixon and Kissinger on the opening to China
Nixon and Kissinger: "Kick the s*it out of North Vietnam"
Video: Nixon and Kissinger: "Kick the s*it out of North Vietnam"
Nixon calls Mark Felt (Deep Throat) after Wallace shooting
Video: Nixon calls Mark Felt (Deep Throat) after Wallace shooting
Operator (Jim Croce)
Video: Operator (Jim Croce)
Reagan calls Nixon supporting him during Watergate
Video: Reagan calls Nixon supporting him during Watergate
Nixon breaks down over Watergate firings (Bill Rogers)
Video: Nixon breaks down over Watergate firings (Bill Rogers)
Drunk Nixon calls Haldeman over Watergate
Video: Drunk Nixon calls Haldeman over Watergate
Nixon calls Pat Nixon: Vietnam War ends
Video: Nixon calls Pat Nixon: Vietnam War ends
Carl Bernstein on the phone at the Washington Post
Carl Bernstein on the phone at the Washington Post
Cooper makes the first handheld cell phone call
Cooper makes the first handheld cell phone call
Photo: Ring Ring album cover
Photo: Ring Ring album cover
Carol Burnett: Phone Operator
Video: Carol Burnett: Phone Operator
Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan)
Video: Rikki Don't Lose That Number (Steely Dan)
Photo: Bob Woodward at the Washington Post
Photo: Bob Woodward at the Washington Post
President Ford speaks to Apollo-Soyuz astronauts
Video: President Ford speaks to Apollo-Soyuz astronauts
Lilly Tomlin (Ernestine) on The Cher Show
Video: Lilly Tomlin (Ernestine) on The Cher Show
Operator (Manhattan Transfer)
Video: Operator (Manhattan Transfer)
Photo: The famous Manhattan phone book cover
Photo: The famous Manhattan phone book cover
Taxi Driver phone call scene
Video: Taxi Driver phone call scene
Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Video: Telephone Line (Electric Light Orchestra)
Telephone Man (Meri Wilson)
Video: Telephone Man (Meri Wilson)
High Anxiety phone scene
Video: High Anxiety phone scene
Photo: JImmy Carter talking with the British PM
Photo: JImmy Carter talking with the British PM
Hanging on the Telephone (Blondie)
Video: Hanging on the Telephone (Blondie)
5.7.0.5. (City Boy)
Video: 5.7.0.5. (City Boy)
Photo: First cellular test network
Photo: First cellular test network
Person of Interest - Finch Phone Phreaking scene
Video: Person of Interest - Finch Phone Phreaking scene
Switchboard Susan (Nick Lowe)
Video: Switchboard Susan (Nick Lowe)
London Calling (The Clash)
Video: London Calling (The Clash)
6060-842 (The B-52s)
Video: 6060-842 (The B-52s)
Neighbors prank call scene
Video: Neighbors prank call scene
867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone)
Video: 867-5309/Jenny (Tommy Tutone)
777-9311 (The Time)
Video: 777-9311 (The Time)
Reagan calls Margaret Thatcher to apologize
Video: Reagan calls Margaret Thatcher to apologize
SNL: Lilly Tomlin does a Ma Bell house call
Video: SNL: Lilly Tomlin does a Ma Bell house call
WarGames (1983) — Payphone soda-tab hack scene
Video: WarGames (1983) — Payphone soda-tab hack scene
WarGames (1983) — War Dialing scene
Video: WarGames (1983) — War Dialing scene
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Sheena Easton)
Video: Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) (Sheena Easton)
Reagan calls Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts (STS-41D)
Video: Reagan calls Space Shuttle Discovery astronauts (STS-41D)
I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
Video: I Just Called to Say I Love You (Stevie Wonder)
Mr. Telephone Man (New Edition)
Video: Mr. Telephone Man (New Edition)
Operator (Midnight Star)
Video: Operator (Midnight Star)
Nightmare on Elm Street
Video: Nightmare on Elm Street
Reagan calls Nellie Gray and the March for Life rally
Video: Reagan calls Nellie Gray and the March for Life rally
After Hours phone call scene
Video: After Hours phone call scene
Don't Lose My Number (Phil Collins)
Video: Don't Lose My Number (Phil Collins)
Sex Over The Phone (Village People)
Video: Sex Over The Phone (Village People)
Ferris Bueller prank call
Video: Ferris Bueller prank call
Calling America (Electric Light Orchestra)
Video: Calling America (Electric Light Orchestra)
Wall Street "wake-up call"
Video: Wall Street "wake-up call"
Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits)
Video: Telephone Call From Istanbul (Tom Waits)
Photo: Joan Cusack in Broadcast News
Photo: Joan Cusack in Broadcast News
100th Anniversary of the Payphone
Video: 100th Anniversary of the Payphone
Callin' Baton Rouge (New Grass Revival)
Video: Callin' Baton Rouge (New Grass Revival)
Photo: President Bush talks to the space shuttle Columbia
Photo: President Bush talks to the space shuttle Columbia
The Simpsons: Jacques Strap Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Jacques Strap Prank Call
The Simpsons: Al Coholic Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Al Coholic Prank Call
The Simpsons: Oliver Clothesoff Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Oliver Clothesoff Prank Call
The Simpsons: Seymour Butz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Seymour Butz Prank Call
The Simpsons: Mike Rotch Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Mike Rotch Prank Call
Calling Elvis (Dire Straits)
Video: Calling Elvis (Dire Straits)
The Simpsons: Hugh Jazz Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Hugh Jazz Prank Call
The Simpsons: Bea O Problem Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Bea O Problem Prank Call
The Simpsons: Amanda Hugginkiss Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Amanda Hugginkiss Prank Call
The Simpsons: Ivana Tinkle Prank Call
Video: The Simpsons: Ivana Tinkle Prank Call
Sneakers (1992) — Whistler phone-hacking scene
Video: Sneakers (1992) — Whistler phone-hacking scene
The Jerky Boys: Who the hell is Frank Rizzo?
Video: The Jerky Boys: Who the hell is Frank Rizzo?
Photo: Clinton in the oval office
Photo: Clinton in the oval office
Seinfeld: Kramer Becomes The Moviefone Man
Video: Seinfeld: Kramer Becomes The Moviefone Man
Pierre Brassard pranks Queen Elizabeth II
Video: Pierre Brassard pranks Queen Elizabeth II
Homer Simpson makes calls (Robodialer episode)
Video: Homer Simpson makes calls (Robodialer episode)
Jerry Maguire "Show me the money"
Video: Jerry Maguire "Show me the money"
Swingers phone call scene
Video: Swingers phone call scene
Phony Calls ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Video: Phony Calls ("Weird Al" Yankovic)
Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
Video: Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand (Primitive Radio Gods)
