The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Ronald Reagan was the first ...

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony, a long-held Thanksgiving tradition formalized 77 years ago, traces its origins back decades further. Since the 1800s, it has been customary for the ...

Charlie, Caroline Kennedy's pet Welsh terrier, inspects a turkey presented to President Kennedy after a traditional Thanksgiving week ceremony at the White House in Washington, Nov. 19, 1963.

The national turkey lobby first presented a turkey to President Truman in the 1940s for Thanksgiving, and President George H.W. Bush began the annual tradition of pardoning turkeys, Biden said.

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 ...

When he was president, Ronald Reagan made the turkey pardon part of the Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony in the Rose Garden. George H.W. Bush turned it into an annual event by pardoning ...

President John F. Kennedy, left, reaches out to touch a big, 40-pound turkey, presented to him Nov. 19, 1963, at the White House. the presentation was made on behalf of the nation’s turkey industry.

President Joe Biden, far right, pardons the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, as John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation, from left, and his son Grant look on during a ceremony ...

Thanksgiving turkey pardons are a recipe for dry, overcooked gags, but since the first one in 1989, presidents have spared dozens of birds from preheated ovens. The 33-year history of turkey ...

President Barack Obama walks away after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Tot, as the president's nephews Aaron Robinson and Austin Robinson, watch, Nov. 23, 2016, during a ceremony in ...

WASHINGTON – Before heading to his new home base in Florida for the Thanksgiving weekend, President Donald Trump engaged Tuesday in the quasi-political tradition of turkey pardoning – and ...