It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. Lincoln's son Tad allegedly became attached to the turkey that was fated to be served at the family's Christmas ...

Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? President Abraham Lincoln may have spared the first turkey from becoming a Christmas dinner in 1863, according to a dispatch in 1865 by White House ...

A lame-duck president "pardoned" a turkey 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.

As a result, he is often credited as the first to pardon a turkey. But the 33rd president does not hold that title. The turkeys Truman received actually met the fate of becoming a holiday feast.

As a result, he is often credited as the first to pardon a turkey. But the 33rd president does not hold that title. The turkeys Truman received actually met the fate of becoming a holiday feast.

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 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.

The turkey is brought to Washington, D.C., during the week of Thanksgiving, gets a room at the five-star Willard Hotel and is eventually "pardoned" by the president. However, the history of ...

Sort of, but not when it comes to pardoning turkeys. U.S. President George W. Bush pets “May” the turkey during the pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey on Nov. 20, 2007, in the Rose Garden of the ...

The turkeys pardoned by President Biden last Thanksgiving were supplied by America’s largest turkey producer, Jennie-O Turkey Store, part of the giant Hormel Foods Corporation.

President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey Liberty during a ceremony at the White House on November 20, 2023 in Washington, DC with Jose Rojas, left, Vice-President of Jennie-O ...