White House Abraham Lincoln ghost stories

The White House has been the subject of longstanding ghost stories, including anecdotal reports that Abraham Lincoln's apparition has been seen by staff, visitors, and several presidents over the past century. These accounts appear in memoirs, newspaper articles, and popular books about the White House and have been repeated in tours and media. Historians and the White House staff treat these stories as folklore; they are anecdotal and not empirically verified. The association of Lincoln's spirit with the Executive Mansion is a persistent element of Washington ghost lore.