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Edison's Phonograph Demonstration
Edison was described as shy and shrinking and did not show off at all or in a mentally he confessed to a reporter that he did not like to be pressed by crowds. Zenis Wilbur came up with the brilliant idea President Rutherford Hayes should not miss out on hearing the phonograph for himself and should get a demonstration before morning arrived calling up the White House is an amazing piece of serendipity since there were only a few dozen telephones in the entire Capitol at the time so think about how crazy this is imagine today in 2017 calling up and getting the president on the phone he's answering it when he goes rings directly to the president I found that amazing nor did Wilbur have difficulty