The Netherlander points out some of the Adamses were also creepy and kooky, and that those with two Ds in their names didn’t have all the fun.
So. Point taken.
I can’t think of any associations between the Kennedys and ghosts, though I’ll admit that the Roosevelts don’t seem to have many, unless you count Montgomery Clift.
Personally, I miss Banquo.
Here’s some more James Thurber, not verbatim, but as close as I can get it in a hurry:
“Well, anyone who rejoins our species after being quit of it can scarcely be called bright, can she?” I asked.
“It was Banquo who made that scene, not Lady Banquo,” she replied.
I could have pointed out that Lady Banquo wasn’t dead, but it would have been too easy. “She put him up to it; you know how lady ghosts are,” I told her.
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