But two massive birds will escape the holiday season thanks to presidential intervention. Stephanie Sy has a look at the history behind the turkey pardon. Americans are expected to gobble up more ...

according to the History Channel. When is Thanksgiving? What date it is - and why it's always on a Thursday. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? The first president to pardon a turkey ...

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony ... Hotel and is eventually "pardoned" by the president. However, the history of exactly when the pardon began "gets tricky," as described by the Obama ...

Among some of his final duties in office, President ... a turkey that he received as a gift in 1947, or at any other time during his presidency," according to History.com. A pardon by President ...

The history of White ... speaking to the pardoned turkey, saying the line his successors still reprise at ceremonies today: "He's granted a presidential pardon as of right now." ...

Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President ... according to the History Channel. Ronald Reagan was the first to formally use the term "pardon" in regard to a turkey, the History ...

But for a lucky pair, a presidential pardon ... Turkey Federation presented a turkey to the President. Obviously, at that time, the bird was meant to be consumed. Prior to that, for the history ...

Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President ... National Turkey Federation. Ronald Reagan was the first to formally use the term "pardon" in regard to a turkey, the History Channel ...