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As a home with a history dating back to 1800, the White House has its fair share of supernatural stories.
Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln appears in the Lincoln Bedroom and Yellow Oval Room. First Lady Grace Coolidge, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands claimed to have seen Lincoln.
Willie Lincoln: Willie Lincoln, who died in the White House, was seen in the White House by staff members of the Grant administration in the 1870s.
Andrew Jackson: Andrew Jackson, supposedly lying in his bed in the Queens' Bedroom (Rose Room), lets out a guttural laugh that has been heard in the White House since the 1860s. Mary Todd Lincoln claimed to have heard Jackson stomping and swearing.
Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson plays his violin in the Yellow Oval Room.
Dolley Madison: Dolley Madison protects the Rose Garden.
John Tyler: John Tyler haunts the Blue Room, proposing to Julia Gardner, his second wife.
William Henry Harrison: William Henry Harrison haunts the attic. He was the first president to die in the White House.
Abigail Adams: Abigail Adams hung laundry in the East Room, and contemporary staff can smell wet laundry and the scent of lavender.
Unnamed British Soldier: An unnamed British Soldier who perished during the War of 1812 roams the White House Grounds, holding a torch.
David Burnes: David Burnes owned the land on which the White House now stands. He has been seen or heard in the Yellow Oval Room.
Anna Surratt: Anna Surratt bangs on the doors of White House, pleading to see President Andrew Johnson. She was there to beg for a pardon for her mother, Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy envisioned a restored White House that conveyed a sense of history through its decorative and fine arts. She sought to inspire Americans, especially children, to explore and engage with American history and its presidents. In 1961, the nonprofit, nonpartisan White House Historical Association was established to support her vision to preserve and share the Executive Mansion’s legacy for generations to come. Supported entirely by private resources, the Association’s mission is to assist in the preservation of the state and public rooms, fund acquisitions for the White House permanent collection, and educate the public on the history of the White House. Since its founding, the Association has given more than $100 million to the White House in fulfillment of its mission.
To learn more about the White House Historical Association, please visit WhiteHouseHistory.org.
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