{UAH} Turkey Pardons

Turkey Pardons

The National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a ceremony that dates all the way back to the 1940s, but it wasn't until Ronald Reagan that a turkey was "pardoned" although technically he didn't actually use that word.

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The very first official pardon from a president was in 1999 when President Bill Clinton pardoned 'Harry the Turkey.' Even though it's a relatively new tradition it is certainly expected that the sitting president pardons a turkey on Thanksgiving.

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