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 ...

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 ...

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.

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. It's turkey pardoning season. Here's what to know about the annual tradition ...

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 ...

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.

Marshmallow, the national Thanksgiving turkey, left, pardoned by President George W. Bush, and Yam, the alternate, roam around their habitat in the Santa’s Reindeer Round-up at Disneyland’s ...

They were hatched on July 18 in Northfield, Minnesota, and raised on a farm by John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his nine-year-old son, Grant. Thanksgiving tradition: ...

President Joe Biden, John Zimmerman, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, and his son Grant, 9, talk after Biden pardoned two turkeys, Peach and Blossom, during the National Thanksgiving ...

Turkey Day is right around the corner. The holiday, which falls on Thursday, Nov. 28, this year, is filled with traditions, including when the president of the United States "pardons" one or two ...

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 ...