President Biden pardoned the National Thanksgiving Turkey in a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House. After the event concluded, when asked by a reporter if a deal with Hamas to free ...

President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys.

President Biden plans to spend his 81st birthday pardoning turkeys Liberty and Bell. The White House also receives its Christmas tree Monday.

An investigation reveals how the company behind the White House turkey pardon — and the rest of the industry — really treats its birds.

When did the turkey pardon first appear? According to The White House Historical Association, 1947 was the beginning of the poultry industry presenting the White House with a turkey for ...

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, the White House is marking one of its quirkiest holiday traditions: the presidential turkey pardon. Each year, the president pardons one or two lucky ...

But the White House Historical Association notes the turkey pardon became an annual tradition in 1989 with President George H.W. Bush.

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.

But the White House Historical Association notes the turkey pardon became an annual tradition in 1989 with President George H.W. Bush.

But the White House Historical Association notes the turkey pardon became an annual tradition in 1989 with President George H.W. Bush.