Thanksgiving at the White House is usually relatively quiet and includes the tradition of pardoning lucky turkeys from their doomed fate of the dinner table. The first turkey pardon ever issued is ...

SLIDESHOW: Thanksgiving at the White House: Turkey pardons over the years After the White House was inundated with live birds sent as part of a "Hens for Harry" counter-initiative, the National ...

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.

or turkey/ham for the next morning!” - Shannon Williams, chef at TENN at Holston House, Nashville, Tennessee “The best tips to minimize waste, especially as our Thanksgiving gatherings seem to ...