President forgives turkeys, then eats turkey. Nov. 27, 2008— -- After pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey in a public display of mercy Wednesday, President Bush will be served turkey as part of his ...

Actually, it's the turkey that needs a pardon, and well before it gets butchered or pulled from the freezer to take center stage on the Thanksgiving table. But a presidential pardon for the White ...

A turkey named Waddle ruffled its feathers for reporters inside the White House press briefing room before receiving a ceremonial pardon with another bird, Gobble, in a presidential tradition dating ...

The White House turkey pardoning ceremony, a long-held Thanksgiving tradition formalized 77 years ago, traces its origins back decades further. Since the 1800s, it has been customary for the sitting ...

U.S. presidents have for decades dutifully trotted out before Thanksgiving to hold an obligatory turkey pardoning ceremony on the White House grounds. The presidential practice of granting clemency to ...