PARANORMAL PUB - GHOSTS IN THE WHITE HOUSE PART II

MARION AMBROSE PELLICANO

When John F. Kennedy was elected as our 35^th president, on November 8, 1960, no one dreamed that his presidency would end in such tragedy. The same was true when Abraham Lincoln was elected November 5, 1860. Both men have much more in common than being US Presidents who were assassinated. The ghosts of both presidents have been reported to be seen, on occasion, staring out the window of the Oval Office. But this is only the beginning of the similarities and coincidences. Here is a list that has been compiled. Some of the items have been questioned as to their accuracy, but most are documented facts.

·         Lincoln was elected on November 6, 1860; Kennedy was elected on November 8, 1960.

·          Lincoln was first elected to Congress in 1846; Kennedy in 1946.

·         After their assassinations, both men were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson - and both     Johnsons were born 100 years apart: Andrew Johnson in 1808; Lyndon Johnson in 1908.

·         Both men were killed on a Friday by shots to the head as their wives sat beside them.

·         John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in a theatre and fled to barn (warehouse); Lee Harvey Oswald, Kennedy's accused killer, shot from a warehouse and then fled to a movie theatre.

·         Both assassins were killed before they could be brought to trial.

·         Both assassinations were the result of conspiracies (even though the conspiracy surrounding Kennedy's death is still disputed by some).

·         Lincoln was shot inside Ford's Theater; Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln limousine, made by the Ford Motor Company.

·         Just as Lincoln foresaw his own death, Kennedy seemed to have a premonition of his death as well. Just a few hours before he was murdered in Dallas, John Kennedy told Jackie and Ken O'Donnell, his personal advisor: "If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it."

·         Kennedy also received other psychic warnings about his death. Psychic Jeanne Dixon advised the president that she foresaw his assassination as he traveled through the South. He also received a warning from his secretary that his trip to Dallas could have tragic consequences and urged him not to go. Her name was Evelyn Lincoln.

Pretty creepy, wouldn’t you say? Have you heard this so called Urban Legend? If you have any other similarities or coincidences to add, please feel free to comment! Now, you know about two the White House’s most famous ghosts.  (Did I mention the ghost of the black cat that haunts the White House basement and only appears in times of national distress or tragedy, like the day before 9/11, just before the stock market crash of the 20s occurred, and right before John F. Kennedy was assassinated? Oh well, that’s a whole new blog!)