The pardoned turkey’s name in 2022 was Mitch E. Gander, and 2023’s turkey was named Dolly Pardon. That name was selected from over 3,900 suggestions.

These names are past winners chosen from thousands of entries in Governor Gretchen Whitmer's statewide contest to name the turkey she will pardon for Thanksgiving. On Friday, Whitmer announced the ...

The names of this year’s protected fowl will be unveiled at a news conference in Washington on Sunday. Post-pardon, the birds will go back to Minnesota, where they will live at Farmamerica, an ...

More than 3,900 entries were submitted statewide during the 2023 contest, with Whitmer pardoning a turkey named "Dolly Pardon." Last year's winning name was submitted by Jay Kozlowski of West ...

Even though Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, neither one of them decided to pardon any turkeys as president. Turkey pardoning became the norm in 1989, when George H.W. Bush revived the ...

The Pardoning of a Turkey Tradition. ... The other six turkeys' names are: Peanut Butter and Jelly (2021), Chocolate and Chip (2022), as well as Liberty and Bell (2023).

President Joe Biden, John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his son Grant, 9, talk after Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, during the National Thanksgiving ...

For several decades at the White House a corny ceremony has taken place where the president pardons a turkey or two but subjects the public to bad puns.

Even though Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, neither one of them decided to pardon any turkeys as president. Turkey pardoning became the norm in 1989, when George H.W. Bush revived the ...

Even though Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, neither one of them decided to pardon any turkeys as president. Turkey pardoning became the norm in 1989, when George H.W. Bush revived the ...

Washington (CNN) — With just two months until he leaves office, President Joe Biden is gearing up to utilize his presidential pardon power for fowl reasons.