Gifting the White House poultry can be traced back to the 1800s, but the origins of the ceremonial presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey might be more recent than you'd think.

More: Presidential turkey pardons: An illustrated guide to the Thanksgiving ... at the White House," Zimmerman said. The about 17-week-old turkeys gobbled and strutted around the famed Willard ...

In addition to President Joe Biden’s annual turkey pardon, two turkeys were also pardoned on Monday in North Carolina. Governor Roy Cooper pardoned Ethel and Bertha, two 23-week-old hens from ...

President Ronald Reagan was the first to use the word "pardon" in connection with the turkey. THe bird, named Charlie, was sent to a petting zoo instead of the dinner table. By 1989, the formality ...

The Great Turkey Pardon of 2017 is almost upon us and in preparation the internet is cooking up some exceptionally bad satire and a few of the tastiest turkey name jokes you've ever heard.

An curved arrow pointing right. President Obama went all out with dad jokes during his final Thanksgiving turkey pardon at the White House. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Politics President ...