The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. So, before you dig into your bird this holiday season, here's a primer on ...

First lady Melania Trump looks on as President Trump gives the National Thanksgiving Turkey "Corn" a presidential pardon during the traditional event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Nov ...

The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded by White House reporter Noah Brooks in an 1865 dispatch, according to the White House Historical Association.

When he was president, Ronald Reagan made the turkey pardon part of the Thanksgiving turkey presentation ceremony in the Rose Garden. George H.W. Bush turned it into an annual event by pardoning ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Ronald Reagan was the first ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? Ronald Reagan was the first ...

The first documented turkey pardon was given by John F. Kennedy in 1963, though it didn’t catch on right away. Even though Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon, neither one of them decided to ...

The 'turkey pardon' Thanksgiving tradition highlights differences between the two presidents’ potential use of their vast executive power to affect the justice system.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has already saved “Mitch E. Gander“ and ”Dolly Pardon" from the Thanksgiving dinner table, and now the naming contest has started for the turkey she’ll pardon this year.