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.

Among some of his final duties in office, President Joe Biden is expected to "pardon" one or two turkeys before Thanksgiving this year. The unusual tradition may be one of the more amusing duties ...

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

The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts.

Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the ...

A lame-duck president “pardoned” a turkey on Monday. “They tell me there’s 2,500 people here today looking for a pardon,” President Biden joked at a White House ceremony on the South Lawn. After one ...

We all know where most turkeys end up on Thanksgiving. But for a lucky pair, a presidential pardon will save them from the table. The presidential turkey pardon is a wacky American tradition that ...

Continuing a tradition that goes back years, President Joe Biden will partake in his last turkey pardon during his administration. Every year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the ...

U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds. The presidential practice of granting ...

Turkey Day is right around the corner. The holiday, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year, is filled with traditions, including when the president of the United States "pardons" one or two ...

Turkey Day is right around the corner. The holiday, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year, is filled with traditions, including when the president of the United States "pardons" one or two ...

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.