Speaking of throwing animals a bone, Lincoln once let a turkey off death row. You could say it was a pardon. Why did he do that? Why did Abraham Lincoln pardon a turkey? In general, Lincoln was a ...

Gifting the White House poultry can be traced back to the 1800s, but the origins of the ceremonial presidential pardon of the National Thanksgiving Turkey might be more recent than you'd think.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. Lincoln's son Tad allegedly became attached to the turkey ...

President Abraham Lincoln is said to have first pardoned a Thanksgiving turkey after his son grew attached and adopted it as his pet, even going as far as walking it on a leash. Decades after ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham ... The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. Lincoln's son Tad allegedly became attached to the turkey ...

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and the White House is prepping up for its yearly tradition of pardoning a turkey. Every year the president pardons one or two turkeys before the ...

continuing a tradition that may trace its roots to Abraham Lincoln, who was talked into pardoning a holiday turkey named Jack by his youngest son, Tad. President Harry Truman was the first ...

They believe it's "a nod to industrial turkey farmers." The tradition of issuing a "pardon" for two turkeys ... with Thanksgiving celebrations and Abraham Lincoln's decision.

Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863, reportedly because his son Tad became attached to the bird. Harry Truman was the first president to receive a live turkey from ...

As President of the United States, he "pardoned" two ... celebration and Abraham Lincoln's decision. In 1863, the first president of the USA chose not to kill a turkey before Christmas at the ...