The White House has a haunted past. See the spirits that loom over 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Photo caption: President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hand out candy and books to trick-or-treaters at the South Portico for Halloween, Monday, October 30, 2023, at the White House. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Oliver Contreras via Flickr. US government work. Article by James Powel and Janet Loehrke. USA Today – October 24, 2025. For further information: White House Historical Association.

The White House may be home to the seat of executive power in the U.S., but if some who have walked its halls are to be believed, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. also plays host to spirits that long ago graced the mansion. Ghost stories and spiritual abnormalities have surrounded the White House nearly as long as it has existed, according to the White House Historical Association. […]

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Photo caption: President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pass out candy to trick-or-treaters during the 2019 White House Halloween event Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at the South Portico of the White House. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Tia Dufour via Flickr. Public Domain.