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President Harry Truman, however, preferred to eat the birds. Official pardon ceremonies did not become an annual White House tradition until the administration of President George H.W. Bush in 1989.

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 first president to receive a live turkey was Harry S. Truman, from the National Turkey Federation. As a result, he is often credited as the first to pardon a turkey.

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.

Turkey pardon WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 25: U.S. President Joe Biden leaves the stage after pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey Peach, held by Chair of the national turkey federation John ...

The first president to receive a live turkey was Harry S. Truman, from the National Turkey Federation. As a result, he is often credited as the first to pardon a turkey.

The first president to receive a live turkey was Harry S. Truman, from the National Turkey Federation. As a result, he is often credited as the first to pardon a turkey.

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 ...

Pardoning the turkeys began in 1989, with President George H.W. Bush. Before that, it was a presentation with a live bird and a grocery-style turkey for the president’s Thanksgiving dinner, Oden ...