President George H. W. Bush pardons a turkey presented by the National Turkey Federation on Nov. 25, 1992. Ronald Reagan pardons a very excited turkey on Nov. 16, 1984.

It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. One story goes that Lincoln's son Tad became attached to the turkey that was fated to be the family's Christmas ...

It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. One story goes that Lincoln's son Tad became attached to the turkey that was fated to be the family's Christmas ...

(KRON) — Since 1989 when President George H.W. Bush pardoned an “understandably nervous” 50-pound turkey from being served as ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, ... It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. ... - President George H.W. Bush.

The tradition became formalized in 1989 with President George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush, Former President of the United States: Let me assure you and this fine tom turkey that he will not end up ...

George H.W. Bush, Former President of the United States: Let me assure you and this fine tom turkey that he will not end up on anyone's dinner table, not this guy. Laura Barron-Lopez: The event is ...

The turkey pardon became an officially sanctioned White House event by George H.W. Bush The elder former President Bush, Reagan's vice president, formalized the event in 1989.

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, ... It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey ... It wasn't until the George H.W. Bush ...

Reagan deflected, saying, “If they’d given me a different answer on Charlie and his future, I would have pardoned him.” The turkey pardon became an officially sanctioned White House event by George ...