{"id":48070,"date":"2025-01-26T07:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T07:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/the-thing-in-the-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T07:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T07:10:20","slug":"the-thing-in-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=48070","title":{"rendered":"The Thing in the White House"},"content":{"rendered":"


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And the woman it touched.<\/strong><\/em>\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

Is the White House haunted?<\/p>\n

According to several people who lived and worked there\u2014including presidents and their family members\u2014the answer is yes<\/em>. And whatever the scientific explanation (or lack thereof) behind that answer, their belief<\/em> that it\u2019s haunted is a part of history and culture that I consider fascinating and worthy of exploration.<\/p>\n

Of all the ghost stories set in the White House, perhaps the best-documented haunting happened from late 1910 through the summer of 1911, during the presidency of William Howard Taft. The servants there were terrified of a ghost\u2014an entity they referred to as \u201cThe Thing.\u201d The Thing was not usually seen. Or heard. What made it so unusual for a ghost is that it was felt<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In fact, only one person ever claimed to see it. Until now, she has only been identified as Mrs. Taft\u2019s maid \u201cMarsh.\u201d I\u2019m excited to report that I\u2019ve uncovered some never-before-shared details about Miss Marsh\u2019s identity, and her story.<\/p>\n

I shared these details with Brandon Schexnayder in an episode of his excellent podcast Southern Gothic<\/em><\/a> we produced together. You can listen here:<\/p>\n