According to the History Channel, on Nov. 17, 1989, Bush said of the turkey: "Let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone’s dinner table, not this guy.

A lame-duck president "pardoned" a turkey Monday. "They tell me there's 2,500 people here today looking for a pardon," President Biden joked at a White House ceremony on the South Lawn. After one ...