George R. Schwartz

Biography:

George R. Schwartz, MD, a magna cum laude graduate of SUNY-Downstate Medical Center has extensive experience in medical practice, directing and integrating complex medical systems and creation of innovative programs. He has been founding member of the major organizations in Emergency Medicine and Trauma care and is the senior editor of Principles and Practice of Emergency Medicine. He has been board certified in two medical specialties, and is the author or co-author of more than l75 articles, studies, book chapters and scientific treatises. He was named one of the 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century.

Past Shows:

	Presidential Ghosts
	Monday February 21, 2005

Paranormal expert and author Joel Martin returned to share a history of ghostly activities that have occurred in the White House, which he has documented in his book The Haunting of the Presidents. Witnesses generally report seeing apparitions of the Presidents whose lives were cut short or they may be seen during a time of great conflict, such as Lincoln's appearance during WW II, he detailed. In fact, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln is the most frequently seen of all the Presidents, said Martin, who added that a number of these sightings were made by unimpeachable witnesses. The assassination of Lincoln may have been part of a "20 year curse" that was originally placed on William Henry Harrison (who died during his brief tenure in the White House in 1841). Because Harrison had earlier angered some American Indians,Tecumseh's brother Tenskwatawa, who was nicknamed "The Prophet," allegedly made the curse that a "great white leader will die every twenty years," Martin explained ... More
Host: George Noory