Echoes of the Past: Hauntings in the Halls of the White House

image by Freepik — White House Haunted

The White House, standing proudly as the seat of American power, has seen centuries of history — triumphs, tragedies, and secrets that never entirely left its halls. By day, it is a grand symbol of democracy, filled with the bustle of politicians and staff. But by night, it becomes a place of spectral echoes, where the past walks alongside the present. Shadows stir in the dimly lit rooms, and strange sounds drift down empty corridors. Ghostly figures of presidents, first ladies, soldiers, and mourners make their presence known.

Here, Abraham Lincoln is said to appear in the Lincoln Bedroom and the Yellow Oval Room, his somber gaze fixed upon the republic he fought so hard to preserve. Staff and dignitaries have whispered of his lingering presence, of seeing or feeling his watchful eyes. His young son, Willie Lincoln, who passed away in the White House, is also rumored to haunt its rooms, a spirit tethered to the world he left too soon.

Andrew Jackson, with his guttural laugh and fierce temper, still claims his space in the Queens’ Bedroom while the strains of Thomas Jefferson’s violin echo faintly in the Yellow Oval Room. Dolley Madison’s spirit stands guard in the Rose Garden, preserving the gardens she loved. Some say President William Henry Harrison, the first to die in the White House, haunts the attic, while…