There are plenty of quirky traditions in America that leave the rest of the world scratching their heads - and the Thanksgiving turkey pardon is arguably the most peculiar. Every year on the fourth ...

WASECA, Minn. – Last year, Peach and Blossom were on the road to the White House. Minnesota farmer John Zimmerman, then the chairman of the National Turkey Federation, raised the two turkeys for the ...

President Donald Trump took part in a time-honored tradition on Tuesday afternoon as he issued a pardon to the White House turkey in a ceremony in the Rose Garden. As they have throughout the last ...

WASHINGTON — The two turkeys for the White House Turkey Pardon are officially in the District and are living it up at the Willard Hotel before their media debut. The birds stayed in a suite at the ...

The story of the White House turkey pardon dates back to the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln’s son Tad allegedly asked his father to spare a turkey from the holiday meal. President Lincoln obliged, ...