The turkey pardon was made official in 1989 under former President George H.W. Bush, who was continuing an informal tradition started by President Harry Truman in 1947. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla ...

The traditional ceremonial presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey, as we've come to know it, was formalized by President George H.W. Bush in 1989. "But let me assure you ...

According to one post, President Jimmy Carter pardoned his brother Billy Carter and former President George H.W. Bush pardoned his son Neil Bush. Other people shared related claims about ...

The Latest A lookback at the lighthearted tradition of official pardon ceremonies, which did not become an annual White House tradition until the administration of President George H.W. Bush in 1989.

The pardon Friday is unusual: President George W. Bush had commuted Libby’s 30-month sentence, and Libby, who is Jewish and whose plight drew statements of support from prominent Jewish figures ...

While Americans have been sending turkeys to the White House since at least the 1870s, the turkey pardon as we know it was started by President George H.W. Bush. "The 'Presidential Flock' is ...