Presidents and the official turkey pardon
Nov 26, 2019
2 minutes
BY KRIS MANTY
1987, a turkey named Charlie ended up at a petting zoo instead of on the dinner table of President Ronald Reagan. Although Reagan had reportedly been sparing the life of every turkey presented to him since at least 1982 and sent them to farms and zoos, he is the first president on record issuing a “pardon” to his turkey, Charlie. It was President George
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