The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...

However, the history of exactly when the pardon began "gets tricky," as ... former President Lincoln spared the life of the Thanksgiving turkey upon request from his son, Tad Lincoln.

The birds being prepped for pardon were raised in ... be eating his livestock on Thanksgiving but he wants to remind everyone ...

As Michigan has picked up its own version of this American tradition in recent years, it's brought new interest to how the ...

Peach and Blossom, the National Thanksgiving turkeys ... offered the first official presidential pardon. "Let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone's dinner ...

Earlier this month, PETA President Ingrid Newkirk sent a letter to President Biden urging the "lame duck president" to cancel what she described as the "wretched" turkey pardon tradition.

Pembroke Park, Florida, held a turkey pardoning ceremony where a turkey named Tom was spared from Thanksgiving dinner and ...

The tradition began during the Civil War, when President Abraham Lincoln's son, Tad, asked him to spare a turkey ... Thanksgiving dinner table. In the following years, presidents would informally ...

Trump Uses Turkey Pardon To Mock Adam Schiff At his 2019 Thanksgiving turkey pardon, President Trump mocked Rep. Adam Schiff ...

President Joe Biden is expected to "pardon" one or two turkeys before Thanksgiving this year. The unusual tradition may be ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation.

Gov. Kim Reynolds pardoned two turkeys on Tuesday — named Caitlin and Clark for the Indiana Fever and former University of Iowa basketball star — as part of the annual pre-Thanksgiving ...