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Why does the president pardon a turkey? Behind the White House Thanksgiving tradition
Here’s a look at when and where the tradition began. President Biden, for the last time will preside over the annual White House turkey pardoning ceremony. It will be the 77th year that it has ...
USA Today11d
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Here's how the bird escaped a 'fowl' fate
the National Turkey Federation began giving the president a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving. "The White House Presentation signals the beginning of the holiday season of national thanks, ...
The Gazette6d
How the White House Thanksgiving Turkey pardon came to be
U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds. The presidential practice of granting ...
CNN10d
Biden set to use his pardon power Monday for Thanksgiving turkey tradition
A competitive version of the ceremony became national news in 1920, when a turkey from Texas sent to Woodrow Wilson in a White House-shaped crate battled outside the White House with a ...