The Afterlife of US Presidents

During my research, I found a few stories that stuck out to me. One being Andrew Jackson. Employees of the White House have heard laughing in his room when nobody was in there and believe it to be the ghost of Andrew Jackson. "In 1865, Mary Todd Lincoln reported encountering Jackson's ghost “swearing up a storm”.'(Hauck) I'm curious now to hear other stories of this. Is he coming back from some things people do, or does he just show up occasionally..something to think about. The next thing would be the Rose Garden. Dolley Madison arranged a big rose garden in the west wing of the house. When she passed, Ellen Louise Wilson, didn't want it around anymore so she ordered workmen to dig it up. Dolley Madison's ghost was seen by the workmen as they were starting the renovations. They ran from the site because they were so frightened by her.(wikipedia) Today Dolley Madison's original garden still blooms and is outside of the Oval Office, bordering the house. I guess this means don't mess with a womans garden! An interesting thing I found is called the Washington Demon Cat--"Washington D.C.". It is said that the only time the cat is seen, is when a national disaster is about to happen. It was reportedly seen a week before the 1920's stock market crash and again before the JFK assassination.(Evans) My favorite White House ghost is Abraham Lincoln. It's not just because he is the most reported, or one of the most famous presidents, but because why he "haunts". During Honest Abe's term, his son, Willie Lincoln, died in the Green Office. Lincoln and his wife attended many seances to try and reconnect with him. From what I have read, it seems like he is a friendly ghost. He isn't like some of the other ghosts who come running with a torch in their hands. He's been seen standing in the Oval Office looking out at the Potomac with his hands clasped behind his back, sitting on the bed in the Lincoln bedroom pulling off his boots, and standing by the fireplace. It looks like he is just keeping watch of his old home. There have been so many people say they have seen his ghost but not one person said it was a bad experience. Sure people have been scared, its a ghost, who wouldn't be?! But if I were go to the White House one day, that's the ghost I would want to" run into".