Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Modern Presidents pardon the Thanksgiving turkey

By Jack Brummet, Holidays and Holy Days Editor


President Harry S. Truman seems to have been the first President to issue a pardon to a Thanksgiving turkey, in 1947.  All subsequent Presidents have carried on the tradition.


I could not find an image of Jimmy Carter pardoning a turkey, but I did find this:












---o0o---

No comments: