But how did the tradition start and who was the first president to pardon a turkey? The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey ...

Among some of his final duties in office, President Joe Biden is expected to "pardon" one or two turkeys before Thanksgiving this ... this tradition of pardoning turkey come from?

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony, a long-held Thanksgiving tradition formalized 77 years ago, traces its origins back decades further. Since the 1800s, it has been customary for the ...

Let's just hope that meal isn't what everyone else eats for Thanksgiving ... on the strange tradition and let live a turkey by the name of ... Dolly Pardon. "The turkey is named Dolly because ...

President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the Thanksgiving holiday. This may be one of the ...

Newsweek reached out to Farmamerica and the National Turkey Federation for comment. The National Thanksgiving turkeys, Blossom and Peach, wait before being pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden ...

President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the Thanksgiving holiday. This may be one of ...

Thanksgiving at the White House is usually relatively quiet and includes the tradition of pardoning lucky turkeys from their doomed fate of the dinner table. The first turkey pardon ever issued is ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. Ronald Reagan was the first to formally use the term "pardon" in regard to ...