The White House's history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday. Read More

History of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon: When the White House began the long-held holiday tradition

The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the pardon began "gets tricky." ... Read More

A 'forever grateful' Biden gives turkeys reason to be thankful, too, in traditional White House event

On Monday, President Joe Biden pardoned two doomed-to-be-dinner turkeys at the White House in the long-standing traditional National Thanksgiving Turkey event in his last time as commander-in-chief. Read More

Bidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and ‘friendsgiving’

Earlier at the White House ... came from the farm of John Zimmerman, near the southern Minnesota city of Northfield. Zimmerman, who has raised about 4 million turkeys, is president of the National ... Read More

Photos: Presidential turkey pardons — a look back

(Photo: NY Daily News ... White House Thanksgiving turkey pardon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on November 19, 2021. (Olivier Doulliery/AFP via Getty Images) U.S ... Read More

Bidens Open Final White House Holiday Season With Turkey Pardons, Christmas Tree and 'Friendsgiving'

Zimmerman, who has raised about 4 million turkeys, is president of the National Turkey Federation, which has gifted Thanksgiving turkeys to U.S ... pardon ceremonies did not become an annual White ... Read More

How the White House Thanksgiving Turkey pardon came to be

The presidential practice of granting clemency to lucky turkeys is now an established American tradition. Here's a look into how it all began. Read More

Bidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and ‘friendsgiving’

Zimmerman, who has raised about 4 million turkeys, is president of the National Turkey Federation, which has gifted Thanksgiving turkeys to U.S ... pardon ceremonies did not become an annual White ... Read More

How the White House Thanksgiving Turkey pardon came to be

U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds ... how the ceremony came into existence. Read More