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A Telephone Scandal, and People Giving Their Money to the Treasury
A Telephone Scandal, and People Giving Their Money to the Treasury
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jan 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bell's telephone was not the first. Another competing company had a unique marketing method - bribing Congress. And Bell spent his life dealing with it. About the Pan-Electric Telephone Company. Also about citizens giving their money to the Treasury without the IRS asking. It has a longer history than you might think. From a bonus episode, recorded in 2018 but released in 2021 to the public site.
Released:
Jan 1, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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