The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. So, before you dig into your bird this holiday season, here's a primer on ...

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.

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.

President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys, Chocolate and Chip, on Monday as he discharged the presidential duty of the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. “The votes are in, they’ve been counted ...

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.

But these turkeys were originally meant to be eaten, not pardoned. The first Thanksgiving turkey on record to receive a reprieve was in 1963 when President John F. Kennedy received a 40-pound ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The National Thanksgiving turkeys, Blossom and Peach, wait before being pardoned by U.S. President Joe Biden during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on November 25, 2024, in ...