{"id":114233,"date":"2023-11-21T05:29:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T05:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/biden-pardons-national-thanksgiving-turkeys-on-his-81st-b-day\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T05:29:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T05:29:12","slug":"biden-pardons-national-thanksgiving-turkeys-on-his-81st-b-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/biden-pardons-national-thanksgiving-turkeys-on-his-81st-b-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys On His 81st B-Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">Turkeys Liberty and Bell have a brand new appreciation for the phrase, \u201cLet freedom ring.\u201d The Thanksgiving birds performed their half Monday within the annual White House custom: a president issuing a pardon and sparing them from changing into somebody\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/not-your-grandmas-pie-four-sweet-potato-desserts-to-try-this-holiday-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vacation dinner<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>This yr, the occasion coincided with President Joe Biden\u2019s 81st birthday.\u00a0First, Biden \u2014 the oldest president in U.S. historical past \u2014 needed to make gentle of his age.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBy the way, it\u2019s my birthday today,\u201d the president mentioned, noting that visitors with him within the Oval Office earlier than the occasion sang \u201cHappy Birthday.\u201d \u201cI just want you to know, it\u2019s difficult turning 60. Difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He additionally famous that the presentation of a National Thanksgiving Turkey to the White House has been a practice for greater than seven many years.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis is the 76th anniversary of this event, and I want you to know I wasn\u2019t there .. for the first one,\u201d Biden mentioned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150755\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150755 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys On His 81st B-Day\" width=\"1140\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" src=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-150755 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg\" alt=\"Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys On His 81st B-Day\" width=\"1140\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg?resize=360,208 360w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg?resize=680,393 680w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg?resize=1024,592 1024w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg?resize=1536,888 1536w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-B-Day-scaled-e1700518460429.jpg?resize=1200,694 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES \u2013 NOVEMBER 20: United States President Joe Biden (R) attends the National Thanksgiving Turkey Ceremony on the White House in Washington DC, United States on November 20, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes\/Anadolu through Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Biden Says The Turkeys Overcame \u201cTough Odds\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Before issuing the pardons, Biden mentioned Liberty and Bell had been Minnesota natives. However, they&#8217;re named for the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThese birds have a new appreciation of the word, \u2018let freedom ring,&#8217;\u201d he mentioned, including that they love Honeycrisp apples, ice hockey, a thousand lakes, and the Mall of America \u2014 all issues the Midwest state is legendary for.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They overcame \u201csome tough odds\u201d to make it to the White House, Biden continued, saying,<em> \u201cThey had to work hard to show patience and be willing to travel over a thousand miles.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of visitors, together with Cabinet secretaries and White House workers who introduced youngsters, watched from the South Lawn as Biden kicked off the unofficial begin of Washington\u2019s vacation season. His granddaughter, Maisy Biden, watched from the sidelines together with her half-brother, Beau Biden. After the ceremony, Beau was led over to pet one of many turkeys.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Lykken, chairman of the National Turkey Federation and president of the Jennie-O Turkey Store, informed The Associated Press in an interview final week that the pardons are a \u201cgreat way to kick off the holiday season and really, really a fun honor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lykken launched Liberty and Bell on Sunday on the Willard Intercontinental, a luxurious resort close to the White House. The gobblers checked into a collection there on Saturday following their red-carpet arrival within the U.S. capital. The journey from Minnesota in a black Cadillac Escalade took a few days.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey were raised like all of our turkeys, protected, of course, from weather extremes and predators, free to walk about with constant access to water and feed,\u201d Lykken mentioned Sunday as Liberty and Bell strutted across the Willard\u2019s newly renovated Crystal Room on plastic sheeting laid over the carpet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The male turkeys, each about 20 weeks previous and about 42 kilos (19 kilograms), hatched in July in Willmar, Minnesota. Jennie-O has its headquarters there. The turkeys had been a part of the \u201cpresidential flock,\u201d Lykken mentioned. They listened to music and different sounds to arrange them for Monday\u2019s hoopla on the White House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey listened to all kinds of music to get ready for the crowds and people along the way. I can confirm they are, in fact, Swifties, and they do enjoy some Prince,\u201d Lykken mentioned, which means Liberty and Bell are followers of Taylor Swift. \u201cI think they\u2019re absolutely ready for prime time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">More On The Thanksgiving Tradition<\/h3>\n<p>The custom dates to 1947 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatturkey.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Turkey Federation <\/a>first offered a National Thanksgiving Turkey to President Harry Truman. Back then, and even earlier, the gobbler was given for the primary household\u2019s vacation consumption.<\/p>\n<p>But by the late Eighties, the custom had advanced into an typically humorous ceremony wherein the birds are given a second likelihood at life.<\/p>\n<p>Liberty and Bell will now be cared for by the University of Minnesota\u2019s College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_150758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-150758\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150758 lazyload\" alt=\"President Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys On His 81st Birthday\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" src=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-150758\" src=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"President Biden Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkeys On His 81st Birthday\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg?resize=360,240 360w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg?resize=680,453 680w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/President-Biden-Pardons-National-Thanksgiving-Turkeys-On-His-81st-Birthday-scaled.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" data-eio=\"l\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-150758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Turkeys Liberty and Bell (Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc through Getty Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theshaderoom.com\/texas-man-passes-away-flesh-eating-bacteria-raw-oysters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketchy Seafood! 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This yr, the occasion coincided with President Joe Biden\u2019s 81st birthday.\u00a0First, Biden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":114235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-114233","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/114235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}