U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds ... time the word “pardon” was used.

He participated in the 77th annual turkey pardon on Monday, the last one of his presidency, sparing "Peach" and "Blossom" in the Rose Garden on the South Lawn of the White House. "This event marks ...

Turkeys Peach and Blossom are pictured before a ceremony in which President Joe Biden will pardon the national Thanksgiving turkey on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Nov. 25 ...

And who pardoned the first turkey? As far back as 1870s, birds have been sent to the White House as gifts near the holidays, according to historical records. They have been offered symbols of ...

That said though, there are a handful that can be thankful each year as they are spared, given a pardon from the fate ... will preside over the annual White House turkey pardoning ceremony.

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)(Susan Walsh / AP) NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday opened their final holiday season at the White House with the annual turkey pardons and ...

Minnesota farmer John Zimmerman brought in about 44 day-old poults in July to become the “presidential flock” for the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation at the White House. NORTHFIELD ...

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 ...