Oval Office Occult: True Stories of White House Weirdness

Presidents: Military commanders, chief diplomats, national leaders...and paranormal proponents?

Irrational, unexplainable things have happened at and around the White House over the course of its distinguished history—but enough about politics. Perhaps the strangest events of all involved many past presidents and their encounters with people or things more foreign than any political envoys who ever visited them. Has the White House hosted more than just ambassadors and world leaders?

Whether television shows like The X-Files or Supernatural make you roll your eyes in disbelief or double-check your closets before you go to sleep, Oval Office Occult (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, $12.99) will change your perception of past U.S. presidents forever. Generally considered to be separate realms, politics and the occult collide in this intriguing guide to alleged White House séances, paranormal experiences, and spine-tingling factual coincidences you won’t find in any history book.

For instance, which president’s buried remains were almost part of a body-snatching plot by a band of robbers planning to hold them for ransom? Which presidents looked to psychics for advice? Just what is the Curse of Tecumseh, and what does it have to do with presidential assassinations?

From UFOs and vampires to psychic conferences and seemingly divine visions, it seems that some presidents may have occasionally looked beyond their Cabinet members for help or strategy in leading the country.

Paranormal believers and skeptics alike will at least be able to agree on one thing—Oval Office Occult both shocks and entertains, with enough hidden tidbits and unknown anecdotes about U.S. presidents to fascinate anyone of this world...and the next.

About Brian M. Thomsen

Brian M. Thomsen has written more than 12 books, including Pasta Fazool for the Wiseguy’s Soul, and has been an editor for more than 15 anthologies and collections. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Oval Office Occult: True Stories of White House Weirdness

By: Brian M. Thomsen
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7386-0
Format: Paperback: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 192 pages
Price: $12.99 ($14.50 Canada)