The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the pardon began "gets tricky." ...

A few days before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, he decided to send back the turkey he received at the White House and said, “We’ll just let this one grow.” ...

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

Wait until after Thanksgiving to be a grinch and, for now at least, fully embrace the beautiful American tradition that is the White House turkey pardon. Rumors of turkey pardons go back as far as ...

Wait until after Thanksgiving to be a grinch and, for now at least, fully embrace the beautiful American tradition that is the White House turkey pardon. Rumors of turkey pardons go back as far as ...

President Donald Trump pardons Peas as he and first lady Melania Trump participate in a ceremony to pardon the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Nov ...

Turkey pardoning all started in 1863 when a live turkey was brought to the presidential residence for Christmas, according to White House historians, Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

The history of the turkey pardon dates back to 1863 and President Abraham Lincoln, according to White House history. George H. W. Bush was the first formally pardon a turkey in 1989 during a ...

With Thanksgiving mere hours away, the nation has once again turned its very short attention span to the profound and essential task of pardoning a turkey. The tradition goes back decades. But it ...

Presidential turkey pardons. The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded by White House reporter Noah Brooks in an 1865 dispatch, according to the White ...

Wait until after Thanksgiving to be a grinch and, for now at least, fully embrace the beautiful American tradition that is the White House turkey pardon. Rumors of turkey pardons go back as far as ...