Thanksgiving at the White House
1 Dec 2025 at 5:50pm
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the president's family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey, Chesapeake Bay oysters, rockfish from the Potomac, terrapin from the Eastern shore, cranberries from Cape Cod, and mince and pumpkin pies.
Which president started the tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving ...
6 Dec 2025 at 9:59am
Which president started the tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey? Although Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, along with First Ladies Thelma ?Pat? Nixon and Rosalynn Carter, pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys, the modern turkey pardon did not become an annual tradition until the George H.W. Bush administration.
History of White House Thanksgiving Traditions
5 Dec 2025 at 3:15pm
The White House Thanksgiving celebration has been traced back to President Abraham Lincoln, when the president declared in October 1863 that the last Thursday in November would be commemorated as Thanksgiving Day. Lincoln is also credited with the first turkey pardon, even though it was for Christmas.
Thanksgiving: President Kennedy Pardons a Turkey
6 Dec 2025 at 11:28pm
President John F. Kennedy laughs with officials at the presentation of a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board in the Rose Garden...
Turkey Traditions at the White House
4 Dec 2025 at 7:12pm
First Lady Rosalynn Carter and daughter Amy Carter ?reprieve? the Thanksgiving turkey on November 21, 1978. President Ronald Reagan receives the 36th annual Thanksgiving turkey from representatives from the National Turkey Federation in the Rose Garden on November 21, 1983.
Raccoons at the White House
3 Dec 2025 at 8:04pm
The most famous White House raccoon was ?Rebecca.? She was given to the Coolidge family in 1926 by a supporter from Mississippi, who suggested that the raccoon be served up for Thanksgiving dinner. Fortunately the family fell in love with her, and instead adopted Rebecca as a pet.
Thanksgiving: President George H.W. Bush Pardons a Turkey
28 Nov 2025 at 6:29pm
Thanksgiving: President George H.W. Bush Pardons a Turkey President Bush participates in the presentation and pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House. His grandson, Sam Leblond (foreground) pet the turkey during the ceremony.
Horace Vose and the White House Holiday Turkeys
5 Dec 2025 at 4:48pm
Horace Vose (1840-1913) the "Poultry King" from Westerly on Rhode Island's southwestern shore, was a national figure in the late 19th and early 20th century, known as the man who annually provided the finest turkeys in the land for the first families' Thanksgiving and Christmas table.
Giving Thanks at the White House
5 Dec 2025 at 12:23pm
Thanksgiving is a relatively quiet and personal holiday at the White House, as it precedes a very busy season of public events in December. With the exception of the annual turkey pardon, the first family celebrates with friends and family in the same fashion as households across the country.
Official 2025 White House Christmas Ornament
7 Dec 2025 at 6:01am
150 Years of White House State Dinners For more than forty years, the White House Historical Association has funded the acquisition of new official china services for the White House to use during State and official dinners, smaller private meals, and other events. The Official White House Christmas Ornaments are made in the United States by the same veteran-founded business since 1981 ...
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1 Dec 2025 at 5:50pm
Thanksgiving at the White House is a quiet holiday for the president's family, featuring a meal that traditionally included turkey, Chesapeake Bay oysters, rockfish from the Potomac, terrapin from the Eastern shore, cranberries from Cape Cod, and mince and pumpkin pies.
Which president started the tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving ...
6 Dec 2025 at 9:59am
Which president started the tradition of pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey? Although Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, along with First Ladies Thelma ?Pat? Nixon and Rosalynn Carter, pardoned Thanksgiving turkeys, the modern turkey pardon did not become an annual tradition until the George H.W. Bush administration.
History of White House Thanksgiving Traditions
5 Dec 2025 at 3:15pm
The White House Thanksgiving celebration has been traced back to President Abraham Lincoln, when the president declared in October 1863 that the last Thursday in November would be commemorated as Thanksgiving Day. Lincoln is also credited with the first turkey pardon, even though it was for Christmas.
Thanksgiving: President Kennedy Pardons a Turkey
6 Dec 2025 at 11:28pm
President John F. Kennedy laughs with officials at the presentation of a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board in the Rose Garden...
Turkey Traditions at the White House
4 Dec 2025 at 7:12pm
First Lady Rosalynn Carter and daughter Amy Carter ?reprieve? the Thanksgiving turkey on November 21, 1978. President Ronald Reagan receives the 36th annual Thanksgiving turkey from representatives from the National Turkey Federation in the Rose Garden on November 21, 1983.
Raccoons at the White House
3 Dec 2025 at 8:04pm
The most famous White House raccoon was ?Rebecca.? She was given to the Coolidge family in 1926 by a supporter from Mississippi, who suggested that the raccoon be served up for Thanksgiving dinner. Fortunately the family fell in love with her, and instead adopted Rebecca as a pet.
Thanksgiving: President George H.W. Bush Pardons a Turkey
28 Nov 2025 at 6:29pm
Thanksgiving: President George H.W. Bush Pardons a Turkey President Bush participates in the presentation and pardoning of the National Thanksgiving Turkey in the Rose Garden of the White House. His grandson, Sam Leblond (foreground) pet the turkey during the ceremony.
Horace Vose and the White House Holiday Turkeys
5 Dec 2025 at 4:48pm
Horace Vose (1840-1913) the "Poultry King" from Westerly on Rhode Island's southwestern shore, was a national figure in the late 19th and early 20th century, known as the man who annually provided the finest turkeys in the land for the first families' Thanksgiving and Christmas table.
Giving Thanks at the White House
5 Dec 2025 at 12:23pm
Thanksgiving is a relatively quiet and personal holiday at the White House, as it precedes a very busy season of public events in December. With the exception of the annual turkey pardon, the first family celebrates with friends and family in the same fashion as households across the country.
Official 2025 White House Christmas Ornament
7 Dec 2025 at 6:01am
150 Years of White House State Dinners For more than forty years, the White House Historical Association has funded the acquisition of new official china services for the White House to use during State and official dinners, smaller private meals, and other events. The Official White House Christmas Ornaments are made in the United States by the same veteran-founded business since 1981 ...
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
