BeenHereBefore 1,517 Posted November 21, 2023 The first turkey pardon was by JFK. So, who was the first president to give a bird a pass? John F. Kennedy. In 1963, Kennedy announced he wouldn't eat the turkey he'd been given. Instead, he sent it to a farm upstate where it had plenty of space to run and play and gobble and contemplate what its country had done for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,315 Posted November 21, 2023 Whoa... that was the day before Kennedy was shot. Has anyone considered the maybe Lee Harvey Oswald wasn't a CIA stooge, a Cuban sympathizer, or a mafia hitman, but was instead an irate turkey farmer? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thornton Melon 620 Posted November 21, 2023 That's it. JFK was assassinated by Big Turkey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 790 Posted November 21, 2023 . Biden said Monday’s ceremony was the 76th anniversary of the decades-long pardoning ceremony for the White House, suggesting that former President Truman established the tradition in 1947. But WTF does he know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Engorgeous George 2,331 Posted November 21, 2023 Mess with Jennie-0 and find out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 2,438 Posted November 21, 2023 Our nations bird shouldn’t be the bald eagle. It should be the turkey. What does an eagle do other than look good? Turkeys are better IMHO. Oh and, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,315 Posted November 21, 2023 16 hours ago, BeenHereBefore said: The first turkey pardon was by JFK. So, who was the first president to give a bird a pass? John F. Kennedy. In 1963, Kennedy announced he wouldn't eat the turkey he'd been given. Instead, he sent it to a farm upstate where it had plenty of space to run and play and gobble and contemplate what its country had done for it. 10 hours ago, TommyGavin said: . Biden said Monday’s ceremony was the 76th anniversary of the decades-long pardoning ceremony for the White House, suggesting that former President Truman established the tradition in 1947. But WTF does he know. Um... something is wrong here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMaid 2,130 Posted November 21, 2023 Truman is often wrongly cited as starting the tradition according to my Google search. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,696 Posted November 21, 2023 This says Bush 41, but it is Snopes… https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-ungobbled-gobbler/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
