On the Wednesday before Thanksgiving President Obama pardoned two turkeys called Apple and Cider (understudy). 1988: "Woody", a National Turkey Federation turkey raised in Story City, Iowa; Clinton … "Today, I have the awesome responsibility of granting a presidential pardon to a pair of turkeys," Obama said, standing with daughters Malia and Sasha. After President Obama’s first turkey pardon in 2009, one commentator found that the chief executive “did not seem all that thrilled with his role”. (Newser) – President Trump has issued his first pardon since allowing the presidential transition to begin. They cast … The turkeys from 2013 and 2014 also live there. On his return to the US, President Obama will pardon a Thanksgiving turkey. President Obama pardoned the national Thanksgiving turkey for the final time. 1987: "Charlie", the pardoned turkey, was sent to a petting zoo in 1987. It was the coolest Thanksgiving ever. David Smith in Washington @smithinamerica. Liberty was one of the few to survive more than a year after being pardoned. Kennedy pardoned a 55 lbs. What happened to the turkey that was pardoned by President Bill Clinton in 1999? Peace had served as the … As History.com notes, the first president to pardon a turkey was John F. Kennedy, who did so on November 19, 1963, days before his assassination on November 22. “After reviewing the decisions made by the previous administration, President Trump has determined that a number of turkey pardons issued by Barack Obama were done so in a manner that was both deceitful and hazardous to the American people,” White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer announced on Tuesday. Seven years before, when a female turkey – a thirty-pound gobbler named Katie – was pardoned for the first time, G. W. Bush absentmindedly twice called the bird “he.” While many researchers credit Lincoln as the first President to issue a turkey pardon, … "Now, for the record, let me say that it feels pretty good to stop at least one … All of Obama’s turkeys were sent to Mount Vernon. President Obama Has Pardoned More People Than Turkeys. a. the turkey pardoned by George W. Bush in 2003 b. the turkey pardoned in 2009 by Barack Obama c. the turkey pardoned by Abraham Lincoln d. the turkey pardoned in 1989 by George H. W. Bush 5. The official presidential pardon for the 2009 Thanksgiving holiday will happen Wednesday, November 25. Obama pardons turkey for last time as president Guardian. The 2015 turkeys pardoned by Obama, Honest and Abe, went to Morven Park, the historic estate of former Virginia Gov. Since then, a President has pardoned a turkey each year. What happened to most of the turkeys presented to the White House between … The White House asked Facebook users to vote between two 40+-pound birds named Cobbler and Gobbler. Westmoreland Davis in Leesburg. President Barack Obama pardons a turkey named "Courage" as daughter Sasha looks on during an event to pardon the turkey at the White House on Nov. 25, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong—Getty Images This year, Mac and Cheese will be sent to a park in Leesburg, Virginia, a Washington suburb. “This morning, the president once again used his executive powers to see to it … As per Thanksgiving tradition, two turkeys can breathe a little easier thanks to President Obama's generosity. … The Washington Post via Getty Images President Barack Obama takes part in the traditional Thanksgiving ceremony in 2013, when he pardoned almost as many turkeys as humans, before his administration’s clemency push. Barack Obama pardoned his last turkey as U.S. president on Wednesday, but his daughters should beware: he plans to continue the tradition as a private citizen. President Barack Obama pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, "Popcorn," with his daughters Sasha and Malia during an event at the White House in Washington, Nov. 27, 2013. WASHINGTON ― President … John F. Kennedy was the first president to formally spare a turkey, in November 1963, but it wasn't until the days of George HW Bush in 1989, that pardoning became a White House ritual. USA TODAY provided a livestream of the event that you can watch the event in the player above. President Obama personally pardoned my family's turkey and then sent us all (family, turkeys, everyone) to Disneyland. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) One of the two turkeys President Barack Obama pardoned last November didn't live to see his second Thanksgiving. The turkey pardon is an annual White House tradition that dates back to the George H. W. Bush Administration. By Arthur Delaney and Ryan J. Reilly. Wed 23 Nov 2016 17.40 EST. President Obama pardons “Cheese” the turkey the day before Thanksgiving. As the holiday rolls around each year, one lucky turkey (and his “alternate”) is spared the fate of his tasty brethren . President Barack Obama grants the traditional turkey pardon to Liberty during the ceremony at the North Portico of the White House on November 23, 2011. Reagan Presidency. This will be President Obama's first presidential turkey pardon since taking office and the giant fowl will surely appreciate being spared from the White House dinner table. Liberty, a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey, is pictured after it was pardoned by President Barack Obama on the occasion of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, on the North Portico of the White House in Washington. By the end of his second and final term on January 20, 2017, United States President Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant the executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve" —to 1,927 individuals convicted of federal crimes.Of the acts of clemency, 1,715 were commutations (including 504 life sentences) and 212 were … Let’s take a look at what actually happens to the pardoned turkeys after Thanksgiving… The turkey pardon ceremony happens around the time of Thanksgiving and involves the president sparing the life of a turkey, which is presented by the National Turkey Federation (NFT). _____ _____ 4. For the first time ever, the White House enlisted Facebook to help President Obama make one of the most important decisions he could ever make as Commander in Chief and leader of the free world: Which turkey he should officially pardon for the 2012 Thanksgiving celebration. The ceremony took place in the Rose Garden as usual. The birds tend to gobble up all the attention. P resident Barack Obama on Wednesday pardoned turkeys Tater and Tot, delivering a series of fowl-themed jokes during his final presidential pardon ceremony. Caramel the Turkey, pardoned in 2013, was, for some reason, a weird outlier (last we heard, he was still kicking), and we're not sure what happened to Abe, the bird pardoned by Obama in 2015, but pretty much all of the others died within a few years.