There are stories to which, however surreal they may seem, we give them a certain veracity for the protagonists who live them and tell them to us.The case that we are going to explain in this article could have been any more ghost story, which You may believe it or not, but the funny thing about this story is that those who tell it are presidents of the United States and senior government officials.
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States .Without a doubt, he was one of the most charismatic leaders in America for his unwavering opposition to the advancement of slavery, but like his life, his death was also quite surprising.
Days before his murder, Abraham Lincoln commented with several of his closest people that he was having dreams in which he saw himself dead.According to his friend Ward Hill Lamon, these were his words:
«That day I I retired to sleep very late, I had been waiting all night for the news that came from the front of the war.I got into bed and fell asleep, I could not have spent a lot of time when sobs woke me up.I was listening to someone crying , but the room was empty.I decided to find the origin of that mysterious noise, every time it seemed that more people were crying, but as much as I tried, I did not find the origin.I ran the entire White House until I reached the Hall East.When I enter it I will There was an awful surprise, in the middle of the room there was an altar with a dead body on it and a crowd crying around it.I demanded the soldier who was closer to explain to me who had died in the White House."The President" was his «He has been killed».Suddenly a strong gust of pain woke me in my bed, I knew it had been a dream, but for some reason I was very uncomfortable.»
In case this will not be mysterious enough, his personal bodyguard also recounted his last and strange conversation with the president.The president had told him his macabre dream and for that reason his bodyguard recommended him not to attend the Ford Theater that night, where he was going to see with his wife to see the play "Our American Cousin." Lincoln replied that he had promised his wife and should go, his bodyguard asked him to at least let him accompany him as a backup escort, but Lincoln refused.When Lincoln left for the Teat ro said goodbye to his bodyguard with a "Good Bye" (bye-bye), this was the first time he had been ripped off in this way since Lincoln always said "Good Night" (Good Night).His bodyguard got his attention but He did not give it much importance at that time, hours later I am in shock to see in the news that he had been killed.
The surprising apparitions of Abraham Lincoln
Many White House occupants have ensured that Lincoln's ghost wanders the halls, some encounters have been really amazing and creepy, we propose a list of the best:
- Eleanor, the wife of President Roosevelt, never admitted to see the ghost but He said she felt his presence on numerous occasions, and every time she felt that presence, his dog barked for no reason at an empty point in the room.
- President Truman and his daughter Margaret also heard knocking on the door what Lincoln's room had been on several occasions.
- He also President Roosevelt witnessed with Maureen Reagan and her husband what they called the spectrum of Lincoln.
And now the two most chilling encounters:
- Queen Wilhelmina of Holland , He was visiting the White House when he heard footsteps outside his room, there was a knock at the door and when he opened it he met Lincoln's ghost.He automatically fainted.
- British Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed taking a bath late at night with a glass of whiskey and a cigar, when he saw the mysterious figure of Lincoln standing in front of the fireplace.He got up naked from the bathtub and with his always fast tongue he said "Good evening President, I seem to be at a disadvantage." At that moment Lincoln smiled and disappeared.
And to finish this article I We are going to tell a secret, Lincoln is not the only ghost that seems to have been seen by the White House, there are a few more, but we will explain that in another article.We hope you liked it and that you share it with your loving friends of scary stories.
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