Have you cast your vote yet?
It's time to pick names for the national Thanksgiving turkeys.
Of course, these turkeys won't be stuffed. They won't be roasted. They won't be carved and smothered in gravy. (And they won't be waterboarded either.)
Thanksgiving 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation and the full presidential pardon.
Thanksgiving at the White House, 2007
A first class flight to Disney World.
Grand marshal of "Disney's Thanksgiving Day Parade."
Sounds like turkey heaven to me.
You can watch the 2006 ceremony of the pardon of Flyer and Fryer here.
Check out the photo gallery of 60 years of U.S. presidents and turkeys.
Vote to name the 2007 national Thanksgiving turkey and the runner-up, in case the #1 turkey can't fulfill his duties. It's kind of like the president and the vice president.
I am throwing my support to Wish & Bone, though I think May & Flower are likely to win.
It's time to pick names for the national Thanksgiving turkeys.
Of course, these turkeys won't be stuffed. They won't be roasted. They won't be carved and smothered in gravy. (And they won't be waterboarded either.)
Thanksgiving 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation and the full presidential pardon.
Thanksgiving at the White House, 2007
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. Though live Thanksgiving turkeys have been presented intermittently to presidents since the Lincoln administration, the current ceremony dates to 1947, when the first National Thanksgiving Turkey was presented to President Harry Truman.
The presentation at times has brushed against broader history. For example, the November 1963 event was one of President Kennedy's last in the Rose Garden. The first President Bush conducted the 1990 ceremony just before leaving for Thanksgiving with the troops in the Persian Gulf region. President Clinton in 1996 returned from an Asian summit and literally went directly to the ceremony.
The 2007 National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate are from Dubois, Indiana and were raised under the direction of National Turkey Federation Chairman Ted Seger. The 21-week old turkey, will weigh about 45 pounds, when he is driven to Washington.
The National Thanksgiving Turkey was raised using normal feeding and other production techniques. The one exception is they were provided increased interaction with people so that they would be prepared for their role at the White House Ceremony.
Presidents traditionally have granted the National Thanksgiving Turkey a "pardon". After the presentation, the turkey will be flown first class to Disney World in Orlando, where he will be the grand marshal of “Disney’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.” After the parade, guests will be able to visit the bird in the backyard of Mickey’s Country House in Magic Kingdom Park.
A first class flight to Disney World.
Grand marshal of "Disney's Thanksgiving Day Parade."
Sounds like turkey heaven to me.
You can watch the 2006 ceremony of the pardon of Flyer and Fryer here.
Check out the photo gallery of 60 years of U.S. presidents and turkeys.
Vote to name the 2007 national Thanksgiving turkey and the runner-up, in case the #1 turkey can't fulfill his duties. It's kind of like the president and the vice president.
Wing & Prayer
May & Flower
Gobbler & Rafter
Wish & Bone
Truman & Sixty
Jake & Tom
I am throwing my support to Wish & Bone, though I think May & Flower are likely to win.
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