* Re "Reprieve for Turkey, Aid for Needy," Nov. 23: I wonder if Jerry, the national turkey, realizes how lucky he was to have received a pardon from President Clinton.

President Barack Obama may be poised to pardon a lucky turkey Wednesday at the White House, but we hope you'll agree there are no excuses for the hapless names on our list of national turkeys.

Obama gives presidential pardon to a turkey named Courage. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2009— -- At the White House today, President Obama gave one lucky turkey a second chance at life, saving it ...

President Obama took time today to pardon this year's lucky turkey, Courage, at a small ceremony at the White House. However, according to the President, Courage should be thanking his daughters ...

This Thanksgiving, one lucky turkey is getting ready for a big trip – and not to the dinner table. Tom One, a native of a Modesto, California farm, has been chosen as the turkey to be pardoned ...

The turkey then was retired to a pen within a chicken coop for her protection. “She wouldn’t survive outside with a leg like that,” Andrew explained. “She couldn’t spring enough to jump ...

Suddenly the word is gaining popularity among turkey hunters. We’re talking about the turkey “lek.” What is a lek? It’s a place where certain bird species gather to display courtship behavior. It’s ...

The long tail of the CB's social utility, or: How the Lucky Turkey became the Maverick became the... Todd Dills. Feb 26, 2021. Updated Apr 12, 2022.

“This is the lucky turkey right here,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Glendale) told a group of about 60 elementary school-age children. straining to touch a frozen 15-pound bird.