Okay, when you think of a really old house that's connected to a whole lot of interesting American history,

the White House has to be in the top ten, no? Maybe top five. So if those events and the people

associated with them leave some of their energy behind, you can probably feel it. Before you write

that off as new agey or just plain wacky,

know that some of the folks who have claimed to have had close encounters of that sort

while in the White House include presidents, first ladies, and visiting dignitaries,

including royalty, as well as longtime loyal White House workers.

I'm Patty Steele.

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Ghost stories are always intriguing, but when they're based in fact,

they can be pretty chilling. Okay, it's late at night. You're in the White House, the official

residence of the president of the United States of America. Maybe you work there, or you're a guest,

or by some bit of fate, you're living there. Now, imagine this scenario.

You've just gotten out of the shower. You're toweling off when you walk out into your bedroom.

As is your rather bizarre custom, you decide to sit by the fire completely naked to enjoy a late-night cigar.

But who's already sitting by the fireplace?

It's Abraham Lincoln.

This story actually happened, and not to any old whack job,

but to the whack job, Winston Churchill, who was staying in the Lincoln bedroom during World War II.

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