Updated: Nov. 25, 2024 at 12:41 PM
President Joe Biden pardons turkeys for Thanksgiving (8 images)
By Wade Sheridan
President Joe Biden pardoned two turkeys from Minnesota named Peach and Blossom during an event at the White House in Washington on Monday. The first documented turkey pardon for Thanksgiving was given by President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The event became popular when President George H.W. Bush pardoned a turkey in 1989.
President Joe Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom from Minnesota on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on November 25, 2024. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI
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The event celebrated the 77th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI
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