Presidential turkey pardons

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:

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Faces drawing 2176 — Sex harrassment training class

by Jack Brummet

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Trailer for an upcoming feature on Russian dashcam videos

by Jack Brummet

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Drawing/painting: Accidental Kaleidoscope

by Jack Brummet

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Faces No. 2175 - The Regional Coordinators

by Jack Brummet

4B pencil on raw 18"x24" fir panel

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Faces 1242 — Las Vegas chapel wedding

by Jack Brummet

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Faces 2173 - Sasquatch crossing

by Jack Brummet

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Drawings: 2165-66, 2070-71 on found wooden box

by Jack Brummet

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The Moscow Kalashnikov statue

by Jack Brummet

The Moscow statue of Mikhail Kalashnikov was unveiled a few months ago. Wikipedia:

Even though Kalashnikov felt sorrow at the weapons' uncontrolled distribution, he took pride in his inventions and in their reputation for reliability, emphasizing that his rifle is "a weapon of defense" and "not a weapon for offense".

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The Hammer

by Jack Brummet

There are now thousands of guys out there, waiting for the hammer to fall.

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Louise Bourgeois's Mamon sculpture

by Jack Brummet

Maman (mother in French) is a thirty foot high sculpture by the artist Louise Bourgeois. She was 87 when she created it in 1998. I saw the original at the Tate Modern in London, and there are six bronze castings in other locations around the world, including one in Bentonville, Ark., home of WalMart.

Detail (The egg sac contains 24 marble eggs):

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More stuff rich people buy

by Jack Brummet

$1,500. "The Everyday Objects collection transforms utilitarian items into handcrafted works of art. This classic coffee can gets a Tiffany twist in sterling silver. 6.7" high." At Tiffany.com.

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