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 ...

The first official presidential pardon for a Thanksgiving turkey. Still, it wasn't until George H.W. Bush's administration that pardoning turkeys became a formal tradition.

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.

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.

However, it wasn't until 1989 when former President George H. W. Bush officially presented the turkey with a presidential "pardon," an annual tradition that has been honored in the decades since.

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 ...

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 ...