https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King#Personal_life
"King's occult
interests were kept secret during his years in office, and only became
publicized after his death when his diaries were opened. Readers were
amazed. King communed with spirits, using seances with paid mediums.
Thereby he communicated with Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, his dead mother, his grandfather William Lyon Mackenzie,
and several of his dead dogs, as well as the spirit of the late
President Roosevelt. Some historians argue that he sought personal
reassurance from the spirit world, more than political advice. After his
death, one of his mediums said that she had not realized that he was a
politician. King did inquire whether his party would win the 1935
election, one of the few times politics came up during his seances.
However Allan Levine argues that sometimes he did pay attention to the
political implications of his seances:"
And to think, this guy ruled Canada for 22 years?
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