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• Abraham Lincoln

  a Presidential Life

  McPherson, James M.

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  The ghost, or presence, of Abe Lincoln is said to haunt in the White House because of unfinished business and a time of national unrest, namely the Civil War. During the administration of FDR and another time of national unrest, WWII, Lincoln's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marilyn Monroe

  the Private Life of a Public Icon

  Casillo, Charles,

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  The ghost of Marilyn Monroe is said to wander the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

• Orson Welles

  A Biography

  Leaming, Barbara

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  The ghost of Orson Welles is supposed to haunt the Sweet Lady Jane Bakery which used to be the Ma Maison restaurant, which Welles often ate at before he died.

• Elvis Presley

  The Man, the Life, the Legend

  Keogh, Pamela Clarke

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  Evlis Presley may never have left Graceland, although some say he also haunts the old RCA recording studios and the Las Vegas Hilton.

• Benjamin Franklin

  An American Life

  Isaacson, Walter

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  The ghost of Ben Franklin is said to wander near the library of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia (and, perhaps, his statue comes to life and dances in front of the streets).

• My Theodosia

  Seton, Anya

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  Theodosia Burr, the daughter of vice president Aaron Burr (who famously fatally shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel), was reported missing after her ship never arrived in New York City in 1812. Supposedly a portrait of her is haunted.

• Abigail Adams

  Sawyer, Kem Knapp

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  Some people report seeing the ghost of Abigail Adams going toward the East Room of the White House. That's where she used to hang her laundry.

• Al Capone

  His Life, Legacy, and Legend

  Bair, Deirdre,

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  Supposedly the ghost of Al Capone haunts his old jail cell at Alcatrez, where banjo music plays.

• All the Presidents' Gardens

  Madison's Cabbages to Kennedy's Roses : How the White House Grounds Have Grown With America

  McDowell, Marta

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  From beyond the grave, Dolley Madison refused to allow the White House Rose Garden to be disturbed when Mrs. Woodrow Wilson wanted to dig it up.

• Lucille Ball

  Actress & Comedienne

  Herringshaw, DeAnn, 1962-

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  Lucille Ball is said to haunt her former Beverly Hills residence.

• American Lion

  Andrew Jackson in the White House

  Meacham, Jon

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  The Rose Room in the White House is supposedly haunted by the ghost of Andrew Jackson, whose bed is in that room.

• The Valentino Affair

  the Jazz Age Murder Scandal That Shocked New York Society and Gripped the World

  Evans, Colin, 1948-

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  Old Hollywood heartthrob Rudolph Valentino is said to haunt the home where he lived, Falcon's Lair, after he died at the age of 31 from contracting an infection.

• The Creation of Anne Boleyn

  a New Look at England's Most Notorious Queen

  Bordo, Susan, 1947-

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  BONUS EUROPEAN GHOST: The ghost of Anne Boleyn is said to haunt the Tower of London where she was beheaded for treason upon the order of King Henry VIII in 1536.

• Hamlet

  Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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  BONUS LITERARY GHOST: Where would Hamlet be if not for the ghost of his father?

• The John Lennon letters

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  John Lennon's ghost supposedly haunts the Dakota building where he was murdered.