Image via WikipediaSince President Bush refused to allow the Obama's use of a government house before the inauguration so Malia and Sasha could start school on time, the family has opted to stay temporarily in the Hays-Adams Hotel near the White House.Perhaps the new First Family will be rubbing shoulders with a spirit since the hotel is supposedly haunted by Marian "Clover" Adams who committed suicide on the site in December 1885 after one of her frequent bouts of depression.
Marian Adams was married to presidential descendant, political journalist and Harvard professor Henry Adams. A prominent member of the Washington elite, she was known as a clever and outspoken woman who had a keen interest in amateur photography.
Henry and Marian Adams spent the winters in their Washington, D.C. Lafayette Square mansion, which was located on the site of the Hay-Adams Hotel. Summers were enjoyed on the Massachusetts North Shore near Boston.
Tales of the ghost of Marian Adams say that she visits the Hay-Adams Hotel, usually in early December around the time of the anniversary of her death. Staff housekeepers have reported someone unseen calling their names and the sensation of invisible arms around them. Locked doors fling themselves open and the scent of Mimosa mysteriously fills the air on certain floors at night. On repeated occasions, a tearful woman has been heard asking, "What do you want?"
Looks like the Obama family may have missed the peak paranormal time by a few weeks, but who knows, maybe Clover will pay the new President a visit with her compliments.
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