"I think it's kind of funny, and it's an annual ritual," said President Clinton at his first turkey pardon ceremony in 1993. He said the pardon was easy for him "because I've been around turkeys ...

But these turkeys were originally meant to be eaten, not pardoned. The first Thanksgiving turkey on record to receive a reprieve was in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy received a 40-pound ...

But these turkeys were originally meant to be eaten, not pardoned. The first Thanksgiving turkey on record to receive a reprieve was in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy received a 40-pound ...

Editor's note: This story was originally posted last year. Some information was updated on Nov. 22, 2016. The annual presidential turkey pardoning event at the White House is a strange one. This ...

The Hill family from Hamilton County was busy in 2008 preparing a group of about a dozen turkeys, from which they'd pick the lucky birds that would be pardoned in Washington D.C.It may sound funny ...

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The post Here’s Why the President Pardons a Turkey Every Thanksgiving appeared first on Reader's Digest. Every year, the U.S. has an official Presidential turkey pardon ceremony, ...