First Ladies And The Occult: ghosts in the White House

"The unearthly chants, muffled trumpeting and sharp, repetitive knockings that characterized the séance tactics of 19th century mediums to summon ghosts for the likes of Jane Pierce and Mary Lincoln were silenced by the early 20th century, and yet several First Ladies of that era nevertheless admitted to suddenly experiencing an immediate, visceral sense of spirits in the old house. Eleanor Roosevelt posed in what is currently the Treaty Room, where she sensed Lincoln’s ghost while she worked. (Life)

Eleanor Roosevelt went on the record to publicly state that ..." (read more)