“Let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table, not this guy. He’s granted a presidential pardon as of right now.”
These are the words that officially saved two turkeys in 1989 when President George H.W. Bush began the "presidential turkey pardon" tradition. Although turkeys have been presented to presidents in front cameras since the 1940s, it wasn't until Bush's presidential pardon that the tradition stuck.
Here's a peek into those treasured turkey photo-ops and pardons.
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