To Pardon a Turkey

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With Thanksgiving approaching, many of you may have heard that Abraham Lincoln started the tradition of pardoning the turkey. Actually, he did not pardon a turkey for Thanksgiving, but rather at the request of his son Tad. In 1863, the Lincolns received a live turkey for their Christmas feast, but Tad Lincoln quickly adopted it, naming it Jack. On Christmas Eve, Abraham had to give the bad news to Tad that Jack was to be killed. Tad was very upset and told his father, "I can't help it. He's a good turkey, and I don't want him killed." He argued with his father, and finally Lincoln relented, writing a pardon on a card and gave the turkey to his son. lc #LincolnHome #NPS #FindYourPark#TadLincoln #Thanksgiving #AbrahamLincoln #Turkey

 

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It's time to bump up this thread too.

 

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Guess they had salt pork for Christmas dinner that year.

 

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Guess they had salt pork for Christmas dinner that year.

And hardtack too ?

 

[bdietzler73]

This is a great fact to know about for Thanksgiving Day. Thank you for sharing (even though I am a little late to the party commenting lol)

 

[Karacivilwarchild]

In the presidents series i had when I was younger it actually said something about this.

 

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That time of the year again.