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 ...

President Harry S. Truman has been frequently credited as being the first to pardon turkeys, but the events appear as if they were just staged photos with gifted turkeys from the National Turkey ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

During the yearly turkey presentation in 1987, ABC News' Sam Donaldson pressed Reagan on whether he would pardon two key players involved in the weapons sale, Oliver North and John Poindexter.

It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. One story goes that Lincoln's son Tad became attached to the turkey that was fated to be the family's Christmas ...

KOIN Portland. Warrenton turkey named USB-Cable goes missing before being pardoned. Posted: November 28, 2024 | Last updated: May 23, 2025. Warrenton’s mayor Henry Balensifer took to Facebook ...

Last year, Mitch E. Gander got a new lease on life after being pardoned by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. This year, a turkey you’ve named could be saved from the Thanksgiving dinner table.

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 ...