The pair of Minnesota birds will be Biden's last Thanksgiving pardons.
President Joe Biden pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey, Liberty, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20, 2023.Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who will escape a fowl fate of ending up on someone's Thanksgiving table this year when they are pardoned Monday by President Biden at the White House.
Zimmerman’s 9-year-old son Grant and other young trainers made sure their feathers wouldn't be ruffled by the spotlight.“Preparing these presidential birds has taken a lot of special care,” Zimmerman said Sunday during a press conference introducing the two turkeys.“We’ve been getting them used to lights, camera and even introducing them to a wide variety of music -- everything from polka to classic rock.
After their pardon, the two turkeys will head back to Waseca, Minn., to live out the remainder of the feathery lives as “agricultural ambassadors” at Farmamerica, an agricultural interpretive center. The true start of what has evolved into the current tradition has its roots in politics and dates back to the Harry Truman presidency in 1947.
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