But have you ever wondered what happens to the turkey once it gets its new lease on life? President Obama pardoned a turkey named Cheese on Wednesday. Cheese will join his friend Mac at Morven ...

Though the first official presidential turkey pardon took place in 1989, the ritual originated in 1947 when President Harry S. Truman was presented a bird from the National Turkey Federation.

To do so, the turkeys listen to music. To select the two turkeys that will be pardoned, the National Turkey Federation looks ...

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“But let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table, not this guy -- he’s granted a Presidential pardon as of right now -- and allow him to ...

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 ...

There, a renowned poultry expert from Delaware, who also happens to be the President of the United ... status as the most important American political figure of all: The Pardoned Turkey. While the ...

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 ...

But how did the tradition start and who was the first president to pardon a turkey? The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey ...

But what happens to these pardoned turkeys after ... Museum says President Truman was not the first president to pardon a turkey. Historians instead say Kennedy came close in 1963 when he sent ...

Newsweek reached out to Farmamerica and the National Turkey Federation for comment. The National Thanksgiving turkeys, Blossom and Peach, wait before being pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden ...