Good Eating Mr. President Annual Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House.  Representatives from the poultry industry and farm organizations present a turkey to President Lyndon B. Johnson.  November 16, 1967. -from the LBJ Library Happy Thanksgiving Tumblr!
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Good Eating Mr. President

Annual Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House.  Representatives from the poultry industry and farm organizations present a turkey to President Lyndon B. Johnson.  November 16, 1967.

-from the LBJ Library

Happy Thanksgiving Tumblr!

Source: lbjlibrary.org

Did you know that back in the 1930’s Thanksgiving was not on a fixed date but when the President proclaimed it to be? Check out the FDR Library to learn about the controversy of the 1939 Thanksgiving date. Photograph of President Roosevelt carving the Thanksgiving turkey.  November 20, 1933.  FDR Library Photo Collection, NPx 82-71(3)
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Did you know that back in the 1930’s Thanksgiving was not on a fixed date but when the President proclaimed it to be?

Check out the FDR Library to learn about the controversy of the 1939 Thanksgiving date.

Photograph of President Roosevelt carving the Thanksgiving turkey.  November 20, 1933. 

FDR Library Photo Collection, NPx 82-71(3)

Source: fdrlibrary.marist.edu

The Great Lakes State Thanksgiving President Ford was presented with a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation on November 20, 1975.  This was the 30th consecutive year that the Federation presented a turkey to the President.  The turkey was presented by Marvin DeWitt of Zeeland, Michigan.  According the White House memo, it was the first time that the President, the turkey, and the presenter were all from the same state.  Go Michigan! President Ford’s Daily Diary for that day. -From the Ford Library, Photo ID LP-GRF-A7387-15
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The Great Lakes State Thanksgiving

President Ford was presented with a Thanksgiving turkey by the National Turkey Federation on November 20, 1975.  This was the 30th consecutive year that the Federation presented a turkey to the President.  The turkey was presented by Marvin DeWitt of Zeeland, Michigan. 

According the White House memo, it was the first time that the President, the turkey, and the presenter were all from the same state.  Go Michigan!

President Ford’s Daily Diary for that day.

-From the Ford Library, Photo ID LP-GRF-A7387-15

Source: fordlibrarymuseum.gov

“I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.” -Benjamin Franklin Photograph of President Truman receiving a Thanksgiving turkey from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board and other representatives of the turkey industry, outside the White House.  November, 1949.  This was the second turkey presentation ever held at the White House.  President Truman also presided over the first one in 1947.  -from the Truman Library
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“I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country! The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.”

-Benjamin Franklin

Photograph of President Truman receiving a Thanksgiving turkey from members of the Poultry and Egg National Board and other representatives of the turkey industry, outside the White House.  November, 1949. 

This was the second turkey presentation ever held at the White House.  President Truman also presided over the first one in 1947. 

-from the Truman Library

Source: research.archives.gov

This Thanksgiving, two turkeys from Minnesota will travel to the White House to be pardoned by President Obama.  The annual tradition began in 1947 when the Poultry and Egg National Board presented a live turkey to President Truman for the holiday.  Earlier presentation birds did not fare as well as their modern day counterparts and were handed over for, ahem,dining, rather than pardoning.  This photo shows the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation to President Nixon on November 18, 1969.  As you might imagine, we’ve got a number of POTUS photos from previous turkey days in our holdings.  More to come next week. What’s on your Thanksgiving menu?
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This Thanksgiving, two turkeys from Minnesota will travel to the White House to be pardoned by President Obama.  The annual tradition began in 1947 when the Poultry and Egg National Board presented a live turkey to President Truman for the holiday.  Earlier presentation birds did not fare as well as their modern day counterparts and were handed over for, ahem,dining, rather than pardoning. 

This photo shows the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation to President Nixon on November 18, 1969.  As you might imagine, we’ve got a number of POTUS photos from previous turkey days in our holdings.  More to come next week.

What’s on your Thanksgiving menu?

Source: research.archives.gov