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« Reply #30 on: February 04, 2008, 11:10:56 pm »

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Some of the best "ghost stories" of the White House, are from the era of Abraham Lincoln.

President Lincoln's psychic abilities were significant, and he and his wife frequently held seances in the White House. It's no surprise that his ghost is seen at the White House more than any other. Perhaps he expects to communicate with the living, just as the dead spoke to him during his own lifetime.

The President's first documented psychic experience took place in Springfield, Illinois late in November, 1860.

Lincoln was studying his own image in a mirror, when he saw a second figure. It was another reflection of the newly-elected President, but this one showed him as pale and ghostly.

Lincoln said that it meant he would complete his first term of office but not his second.

The President's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, was also sensitive to the paranormal. In 1865, she reported the ghost of Andrew Jackson in the Rose Bedroom. Since then, President Jackson has been heard and seen many times in that room.

During their years in the White House, the Lincolns consulted with several psychics. Although the family denied it, seances were frequently reported in the residence. The Lincoln family may have contacted their sons, Willie and Eddie, both of whom had died young.

Willie has been seen in the White House by many reliable witnesses, starting with his appearances during President Grant's administration. He manifests most often in the second-floor bedrooms, where his presence was noted as recently as President Lyndon Johnson's term of office. Johnson's daughter, Lynda Johnson Robb, was one of the witnesses to this phenomenon.

Ms. Johnson, later Mrs. Robb, slept in the room where Lincoln's son, Willie had died. Later, Harry Truman's mother died in that same room. When Ms. Johnson used it as a bedroom, she was troubled by footsteps in the room, and her telephone would ring when no one had called.

However, young Willie Lincoln is not the only ghost who appears in the second-floor bedrooms. Mrs. Grover Cleveland has been heard crying in this area. Also, the ghost of a British soldier involved in the 1814 fires in the White House, appears with a torch in the bedroom area.

There have been no reported manifestations of Lincoln's other son, Eddie.

The most widely-reported psychic experience by Abraham Lincoln, took place shortly before his death. His friend and bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon, wrote down his recollection of the dinner conversation.

The President had dreamed that he was in the White House, but it was strangely quiet and filled with mourners. Walking through the halls, he entered the East Room. To his horror, he saw a body wrapped in funeral vestments and surrounded by soldiers.

President Lincoln said that he approached one of the soldiers to find out what had happened.


"'Who is dead in the White House?' I demanded of one of the soldiers. 'The President,' was his answer; 'he was killed by an assasin!' Then there came a loud burst of grief from the crowd, which awoke me from my dream. I slept no more that night..."
Within days, President Lincoln had been assasinated.

His ghost was reported in the White House almost immediately after the tragedy. Of course, these tales were denied by the government.

However, Lincoln's ghost has been sensed and seen so many times in the White House, there is not enough space in this column to list every paranormal encounter with the late President.

Teddy Roosevelt said that he felt Lincoln's presence in the house. One of Eleanor Roosevelt's maids saw Lincoln seated on his bed, pulling on his boots, preparing to go somewhere. FDR's personal valet ran from the White House in terror after encountering President Lincoln's ghost.

President Lincoln has been seen in many places in the White House, but most frequently in the Lincoln Bedroom. Although the late President's bed is in this room, during his lifetime it was a cabinet room. The room is most famous as the location of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The late Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands stayed in the Rose Bedroom where Andrew Jackson's ghost has been seen. During the night, she heard footsteps and someone knocking at her door. When she opened the door, she saw Abraham Lincoln standing there. His bedroom had been directly across the hall.

Also across the hall, the Yellow Oval Room is the first place where anyone admitted to seeing the ghost of President Lincoln. He was seen by Grace, the wife of President Calvin Coolidge. She saw his face in the window.

Since then, many have seen Lincoln gazing from this window, which was one of his favorite places to think, before his assasination.

This list could continue for many more pages.

As a ghost hunter, I recommend contacting your Congressional representatives to arrange for tickets to tour the White House. Select dates that were significant to President Lincoln, for the best likelihood of encountering his ghost.

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