President Biden pardons the turkey Peach, alongside chair of the National Turkey Federation John Zimmerman and his son Grant, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on Nov. 25 ...

A few days before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, he decided to send back the turkey he received at the White House and said, “We’ll just let this one grow.” ...

President John F. Kennedy, left, reaches out to touch a big, 40-pound turkey, presented to him Nov. 19, 1963, at the White House. the presentation was made on behalf of the nation’s turkey industry.

After the White House was inundated with live birds sent as part of a "Hens for Harry" counter-initiative, the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board presented Truman ...

The tradition of the White House turkey pardon has a long and storied past, with rumors of the concept going as far back as the Lincoln administration. During Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, his ...

— White House History (@WhiteHouseHstry) November 25, 2015 … 1970s: President Ford contemplates two turkeys from the National Turkey Federation on November 20, 1975.

The turkey pardon at the White House is an annual tradition that is usually "cranned" full of a cornucopia of corny jokes. This year's pardon will be the last of Biden's presidency.

The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded by White House reporter Noah Brooks in an 1865 dispatch, according to the White House Historical Association.