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PHOTOS: Presidential turkey pardons — a look back
Yahoo News Photo Staff· 6 months agoPresident Harry S. Truman fingers the wattle of a 35-pound tom turkey from Oregon in the White House Rose Garden on Nov. 18, 1952. (Photo: Henry...
Watch turkeys Liberty and Bell get pardoned
WJW via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Liberty and Bell are ready for their presidential pardons. The two Thanksgiving turkeys were due at the White House on Monday to play...
5 fun facts about the annual turkey pardon
The Hill via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe annual presidential pardoning of turkeys at the White House has a long-standing history that is marked by presidents cracking lighthearted jokes,...
The President's power to pardon is broad, unchallengeable, and almost unlimited. Here are 25 of the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford in 1974.David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images US...
Why does the president pardon turkeys at the White House every Thanksgiving?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWith Thanksgiving just a few days away, the White House is marking one of its quirkiest holiday...
What happens to the turkeys the president pardons?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAhead of Thanksgiving, President Joe Biden took a moment to participate in one of the country’s more bizarre presidential traditions: the turkey pardon....
Who was the first president to pardon a turkey? The tradition may be older than you think
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoEach year, the president "pardons" one or two turkeys before the Thanksgiving festivities. While it...
Multiple Trump Allies Allegedly Sought Pardons After Jan. 6. Could Trump Have Issued Them?
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe lawyer who advised former President Donald Trump on how to overturn the 2020 election requested...
The Courts Consider Whether Trump’s Pardons Are Forever
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyWith Donald Trump’s penchant for doling...
The Turkey Pardon Is a Perfect Emblem of Our Very Dumb Politics
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn Monday afternoon, squinting into the sun on the White House lawn, Joe Biden engaged in one of the...