The White House - Reports of Abraham Lincoln's Ghost

The White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW has a long-standing tradition of reports that Abraham Lincoln's ghost has appeared in the building; sightings and other supernatural anecdotes have been recounted by presidents, first ladies, staff, and visitors over many decades. Accounts include alleged appearances in the Yellow Oval Room and the Lincoln Bedroom, and reports of unexplained footsteps and cold spots. These stories are widely published in histories and memoirs of the White House, but their veracity is debated and treated as part of folklore and oral tradition.