This unusual tradition isn't nearly as old as most people think.

The story of the White House turkey pardon dates back to the Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln’s son Tad allegedly asked his father to spare a turkey from the holiday meal. President Lincoln obliged, ...

President Trump pardoned turkeys Gobble and Waddle outside the White House on Tuesday, but not before joking that former President Biden’s turkey pardons are void because of his use of an autopen.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to get the holiday mood started at the White House with the traditional pardoning of the national Thanksgiving turkey. The light-hearted ceremony in the ...

Continuing a time-honored White House tradition, President Donald Trump will pardon the national Thanksgiving turkey in a Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday. The White House says the event will feature two ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The White House announced President Donald Trump will employ his pardoning powers next week -- on two turkeys, as is the tradition around this time of year. Tuesday afternoon in the ...