Presidential Turkeys - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:35:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Presidential Turkeys - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Photos: Meet Peanut Butter and Jelly, the Pardoned Turkeys of 2021 https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/11/18/photos-meet-peanut-butter-and-jelly-the-pardoned-turkeys-of-2021/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-meet-peanut-butter-and-jelly-the-pardoned-turkeys-of-2021 Thu, 18 Nov 2021 21:35:19 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1558497 Peanut Butter and Jelly have checked into their suite at the Willard InterContinental. Which means, it’s that time again: the annual tradition when two birds get to hang out in a luxury hotel until one of them is pardoned in a ceremony by the president. Earlier today, PB&J were presented by the National Turkey Federation […]

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Today Only: You Can Vote for Your Favorite Turkey at the White House https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/11/23/today-only-you-can-vote-for-your-favorite-turkey-at-the-white-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=today-only-you-can-vote-for-your-favorite-turkey-at-the-white-house Mon, 23 Nov 2020 19:10:35 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1347718 There’s been some speculation about whether Donald Trump will issue presidential pardons during his final weeks in the White House. But there’s at least one pardon happening for sure on Tuesday, November 24, when—in what may be the most endearing as well as corniest of all presidential traditions—an actual turkey will be pardoned by the […]

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Photos: Presidential Turkeys at DC’s Willard Hotel https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/21/photos-presidential-turkeys-arrive-at-dcs-willard-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photos-presidential-turkeys-arrive-at-dcs-willard-hotel Tue, 21 Nov 2017 15:58:33 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=249850 Wishbone and Drumstick checked into DC’s Willard InterContinental Hotel in advance of their audience with President Trump, who is scheduled to pardon them Tuesday. We caught up with the travelers from Minnesota, who are scheduled to retire to Virginia after the event.

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Presidential Turkeys Drumstick and Wishbone Receive Media Training, Love Classic Rock https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/11/20/presidential-turkeys-drumstick-and-wishbone-white-house-turkey-pardon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presidential-turkeys-drumstick-and-wishbone-white-house-turkey-pardon Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:37:02 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=249468 This year marks the 70th anniversary of the National Turkey Presentation—a Thanksgiving tradition that started when Harry Truman accepted a live gobbler as a gift from the National Turkey Federation during a ceremony in the Rose Garden. The process has become much more elaborate in modern times. Today’s “presidential turkeys” are raised by alternating NTF chairmen […]

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