In plain words
These were the first words ever spoken down a telephone, as he called his assistant.
Where these words come from
- 94% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Bell's own journal entry, 10 March 1876 — the first telephone call
- 1876
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