Ghosts of the White House

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Perhaps the scariest revelation about the hauntings of the White House was described by George W Bush from an incident in 1992, when his father was still president and he was visiting the White House. George W Bush found the White House a creepy place. After exercising in a White House gym one evening, Bush has told a friend he froze in his steps while approaching the Lincoln Bedroom. Bush insists that he saw ghosts coming out of the wall of the bedroom, according to a friend of his.

Abigail Adams is another haunter. John Adams was the first President to live in the White House. It was drafty and damp, with the exception of the East Room where his wife hung the wash. Her phantom has been sighted, scurrying to the East Room, arms full of laundry.

Dolley Madison's specter has been seen. She planted the original Rose Garden. It's been said that, when Mrs. Wilson decided to remove the garden, Dolley appeared to the workmen dismantling it and upbraided them. They fled and the Rose Garden remains.

James Madison was President during the War of 1812 when the British troops stormed the mansion. As they closed in, Dolley Madison requested a carriage to take her to safety but she wouldn't leave until the portrait of George Washington could be taken with her.

There is a story of a former British soldier who died on the White House grounds in 1814 when the White House was burned by the British Army. Some people have seen the British soldier standing with a torch in his hand in the grounds of the White House.

One source states that, according to her biography, Lillian Rogers Parks was getting the Lincoln Room in order after it had been painted. She repeatedly heard foot steps going toward the door. She couldn't see anyone. Finally, she went out and found another employee. She asked him why he was stomping in the corridor. He replied he just started work that day and had not been on the second floor. Then, he added she must have heard Lincoln's ghost.

The 7th President at the White House, Andrew Jackson is another ghost who has been heard on occassions. Known as "Old Hickory", Mary Todd Lincoln and others have heard him swearing and stomping about in his boots in the Rose Room, which he used as his bedroom, and in the halls.

David Burns donated the land the White House was built on. A White House valet heard a voice calling him and said it was Mr. Burns. A guard at the Presidential Mansion heard a voice declare it was Mr. Burns. He thought it was Secretary of State, James Byrnes, and looked for him. He later found out that Byrnes was not in the building that day.

Several staff members have had eerie experiences in the White House. White House chief usher Gary Walters described one ghostly experience that he shared with three police officers. "I was standing at the state floor of the White House with 3 police officers. The police officers and I felt a cool rush of air pass between us and then two doors that stand open closed by themselves. I have never seen these doors move before without somebody specifically closing them by hand. It was quite remarkable."

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