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Presidents didn't always pardon turkeys; some became dinner

 WASHINGTON - Let's talk turkey. On Tuesday, President Trump will pardon a turkey in the annual Rose Garden ceremony. Just how the Thanksgiving tradition of presidents pardoning poultry began is still a matter of debate. President Abraham Lincoln is credited as being the first to free a turkey after it was sent to the White House in late 1863.

 

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