While the White House is certainly home to many ghost stories, these skeletons are being carefully curated by First Lady Betty Ford and her Social Secretary Nancy Howe in the president’s private study.

The setup was being arranged in honor of Halloween, which the Ford family took quite seriously during their time at the White House. Other first families took the celebrations even further, with the Clintons throwing a full-on costume party, and more recent incumbents decorated the South Portico and welcomed trick-or-treaters!

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