Description: Have you ever wondered if the White House was once haunted by a teenage ghost In the summer of 1911 during President William Howard Taft's term whispers started circulating among the staff about a mysterious presence known only as The Thing Major Archibald Butt Taft's military aide recorded the only written account of this haunting in a letter to his sister-in-law Servants described feeling a strange pressure on their shoulders like a curious child leaning in But when they turned no one was there Only Helen Taft's maid Marsh claimed to see the apparition A boy with light messy hair and sad blue eyes Butt both skeptical and intrigued tried to trace the origins of this ghostly figure but never found answers President Taft furious at the rumors threatened to fire anyone who spoke of it fearing a scandal Yet the story persisted revealing how fear and folklore can thrive even in the nation's most powerful home Was it nerves old creaky floors or something more What do you think Was The Thing a trick of the mind or does the White House have secrets it still keeps Share your thoughts below.