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The National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a ceremony that takes place at the White House every year shortly before Thanksgiving. The president of the United States is presented with a live domestic turkey by the National Turkey Federation (NTF), usually males of the Broad Breasted White variety. The early years also included a joint ...
After C.J. decided that both should be saved from slaughter, it's up to President Bartlet to "officially" pardon the second of the two so that Morton doesn't return it to Jasper Farms.
The history of the presidential turkey pardon The National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board began sending U.S. presidents turkeys in 1947, according to the White House ...
Billy Carter. William Alton Carter (March 29, 1937 – September 25, 1988) [2] was an American farmer, businessman, brewer, and politician. The younger brother of U.S. President Jimmy Carter, he promoted Billy Beer and Peanut Lolita; and he was a candidate for mayor of Plains, Georgia.
As a non American, I had never heard of this and came to wikipedia to read what exactly "pardoning a turkey" means. But this article is written as if everyone already knew -- it talks about the first president to pardon a turkey, the selection process, gives a list of turkeys that have been pardoned, etc. Pardoning? As in, being forgiven for a ...
Remember this funny scene in 'The West Wing' when C.J. finds a turkey in her office in the White House?
In his last poultry pardoning act as president, Obama will be pardoning a spared turkey in the tradition of presidents past.
The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States. At the request of Congress, President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. [1] A National Proclamation of Thanksgiving had been issued by the Continental Congress in ...