Ronald Reagan was the first to formally use the term "pardon" in regard to a turkey, the History Channel reports.In 1987, Reagan was asked by reporters if he'd pardon his aides who had been ...

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.

Joe Biden and a turkey. Win McNamee/Getty. For 2023, it was turkeys Liberty and Bell who got their moment in the spotlight as they were chosen to be pardoned by President Joe Biden.. In a ceremony ...

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 ...

Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom this year from having to be Thanksgiving entrees. The two birds were born in Northfield, Minnesota, on July 18 and weigh 40 and 41 pounds respectively.

A turkey named Pumpkin stands in the Rose Garden before U.S. President George W. Bush granted the bird a pardon at the White House on Nov. 26, 2008, in Washington.

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 ...

With an announcement stuffed with groan-worthy Thanksgiving puns, Gov. Gretchen Wednesday pardoned a turkey named “Dolly Pardon” Wednesday on the steps of the state Capitol in Lansing.

Nov. 20, 2007 Slug: st-pardon assignmet no: 196053 Photographer: Gerald Martineau White House Rose Garden President Bush pardons Thanksgiving turkey Prsident George W. Bush takes a closer look at ...