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Meet the ghosts haunting the White House

New York - These are the most spotted ghosts in the White House

There have been frequent reports of ghosts creating panic in the White House. The first ladies and the staff of the White House have repeatedly reported ghostly actions in the residence.
These are the most spotted ghosts in the White House:
Abigail Adams and David Burns
When Abigail Adams and her husband John ( the second president of the United States,1797-1801) moved to the White House, Washington, D.C. was still just a town. In the East Room of the White House, Abigail used it to hang the wash. It has been reported that her ghost clad in a cap and shawl is often seen heading towards the East Room carrying laundry.
According the History.com, David Burns ghost is also haunting the white house. This man sold most of the land on which the city of Washington was built, including the White House.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was defeated by John Quincy Adams in presidential elections in 1824. The then First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln has been reported saying that she heard Jackson stomping and swearing through the halls of the presidential residence.
In June 1945, Harry Truman, America's 33rd president wrote to his wife Bess , "I sit here in this old house and work on foreign affairs, read reports, and work on speeches-all the while listening to the ghosts walk up and down the hallway and even right in here in the study. The floors pop and the drapes move back and forth-I can just imagine old Andy Jackson and Teddy [Roosevelt] having an argument over Franklin."
Abraham Lincoln
His ghost is reportedly the most sighted in the white house. Lincoln was assassinated in April 1865.
Wife of President Calvin Coolidge (1923-29) was the first to report having seen his ghost. Lady Bird Johnson, wife of President Lyndon Johnson (1963-69) also reportedly felt Lincoln's presence one night while watching a television program about his death.
Sighting of his ghost was most frequently reported during the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-45).