The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday.

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 ...

President Joe Biden greets Grant Zimmerman as Grant’s father, John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, looks on during a ceremony where President Joe Biden pardoned the National ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation.

In his final Thanksgiving as President, Biden also had a message for the millions of Americans set to gather with family and friends, “so, happy Thanksgiving, America. God bless you all.

In his final Thanksgiving as President, Biden also had a message for the millions of Americans set to gather with family and friends, “so, happy Thanksgiving, America.

What is turkey pardoning? When a president pardons a turkey, it essentially means the animal will be spared from its Thanksgiving Day fate at the dinner table.

President Biden said the Thanksgiving turkey pardoning at the White House Monday is "my last time to speak here as your president during the season." ...

President Joe Biden speaks and pardons the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as John ...

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 ...

Biden pardons 'Peach' and 'Blossom' in White House Thanksgiving turkey tradition The pair of Minnesota birds are Biden's last Thanksgiving pardons.