Washington's Haunted Past
From the halls of the Capitol Building to the Lincoln
bedroom in the White House to the Presidential box at the
historic Ford's Theatre reside ghostly specters of
politicians and their cohorts from days gone by. The spooky
apparitions of former Presidents, their wives and
mistresses, guests and even their enemies roam the halls of
Washington's most famous buildings to offer advice and to
cause mischief to the present residents. In our nation's
capital the ghosts number as high as the politicians, and
are often as opinionated as their living counterparts.
From Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Nixon the presidents in
the White House have not only had to contend with the living
but also the dead. Through Apkarian-Russell's narrative we
learn of return visits by deceased Abigail Adams, Andrew
Jackson, Anna Surratt and Abraham Lincoln.
One such encounter inspired Prime Minister Winston
Churchill to insist on never staying in the Lincoln
Bedroom again. Churchill, visiting Franklin Delano
Roosevelt during World War II, emerged from his evening
hot bath "naked as a plucked chicken" only to see
deceased President Lincoln leaning against the fireplace
mantle and smiling. Churchill's response: "Good Evening,
Mr. President, you seem to have me at an advantage."
Including reported stories by believers and
non-believers in the paranormal alike,
Washington's Haunting Past introduces us to
stories about the capital's past unlisted and uninvited
guests that will often amuse and always intrigue even
the most skeptical of unbelievers.
