Lifestyle Books How Abraham Lincoln was saved by his son Tad — and gave us 'a holiday tradition' to remember With annual presidential turkey pardon coming up this season, one author shares a ...

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 that was fated to be served at the family's Christmas ...

The first president to spare a turkey's life was the Great Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln, in 1863. The lucky bird was destined to be Christmas dinner, but Lincoln's son Tad begged his father to let ...

It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. One story goes that Lincoln's son Tad became attached to the turkey that was fated to be the family's Christmas ...

Abraham Lincoln’s ties to Thanksgiving go beyond the 1863 proclamation that declared the last Thursday in ... to riding goats through the East Room and demanding a pardon for his pet turkey, ...

The origins of the turkey pardon are mysterious. Some say Abraham Lincoln was the first to kick off the practice: In 1863, he spared a Christmas turkey, which his son Tad had named Jack and turned ...

The presidential pardon of the Thanksgiving turkey has become an annual event, but the peace between the fowl and the White House is a relatively thing. And in fact, a few presidents actually ate ...

The pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey is a White House tradition dating back to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. (Mandel Ngan/AFP) “So continuing a tradition begun 50 years ago by President ...

Some credit Abraham Lincoln for the first turkey pardon, who, at the urging of his son Tad, spared the life of a turkey that had been delivered to the White House for Christmas dinner, ...

The national Thanksgiving turkey presentation has been observed since 1947, according to the National Turkey Federation. It's turkey pardoning season. Here's what to know about the annual tradition ...