The Telegraph

Tim Walz accepts turkey presentation as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota’s governor

Gov. Tim Walz, second right, accepts the symbolic presentation of a turkey from Paisley VonBerge, a Future Farmers of America leader from Hutchinson, at the Minnesota State Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 26 ...
Town & Country

The History of the White House Turkey Pardon

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, ...
AOL

Here’s Why the President Pardons a Turkey Every Thanksgiving

Some American traditions are admittedly pretty strange. We ask a groundhog for weather forecasts. We chuck pumpkins for fun. But among the most head-scratching of them all has got to be one of the ...
THE WEEK

Turkey pardoning through the years

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. The ...
Duluth News Tribune

In Minnesota, it's a Thanksgiving turkey presentation, not a pardon

ST. PAUL — A white 16-pound turkey hen nervously flapped her wings in the governor's reception room Wednesday, Nov. 27, as Paul Kvistad reached in to pull her from her cage. The 14-week-old bird ...
Yahoo

Tim Walz accepts turkey presentation as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota's governor

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As feathers flew, Tim Walz accepted the symbolic presentation of a turkey Tuesday as he eases back into his duties as Minnesota's governor following the Harris-Walz ticket's ...