GALLERY: Presidents On Thanksgiving, A Retrospective

Each year, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Presidents put down their “fate-of-the-free-world” pressures to cut one lucky turkey some slack. A pardon, if you will. Obama did it today, but let’s take a look at past presidents doing the same.

Check out these amazing images of presidents pardoning turkeys throughout history!

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