How the White House turkey pardon became an American tradition
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Trump pardoned turkeys Gobble and Waddle in a White House ceremony, continuing the Thanksgiving tradition that was formalized by George H.W. Bush.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
President John F. Kennedy is often credited with pardoning the first turkey in 1963, when he said that he would "let this one grow." Although Kennedy didn’t use the word "pardon," the L.A. Times reported on the matter with the headline, "Turkey gets presidential pardon," according to an NBC News archive.
President Ronald Reagan also made a joke about pardoning that year's turkey, Charlie, in response to a question from a reporter, according to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.
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