American Experience · SEASON 9
The Telephone
Episode 5 · 1997-02-03
- Documentary
Episode overview
At first rented only "to persons of good breeding," seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, within a decade the telephone had begun to transform American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
55 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign1996-10-06
2. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit1996-10-06
3. The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie1997-01-20
4. Hawaii's Last Queen1997-01-27
5. The Telephone1997-02-03
6. Big Dream, Small Screen1997-02-10
7. New York Underground1997-02-17
8. Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern1997-04-14
9. Around the World in 72 Days1997-04-28
10. Gold Fever1997-05-12
11. Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)1997-05-26
12. Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War1997-06-02
13. Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge1997-06-09
14. Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy1997-06-16
15. Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 19681997-06-23
16. Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War1997-06-30
17. Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos1997-07-07
18. Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand1997-07-14
19. Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA1997-07-21
20. Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel1997-07-28
30. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight1996-10-07
31. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care1996-10-07
