U.S.: Turkeys more worthy of Obama’s mercy than humans
- four number of turkeys Obama has pardoned since becoming president
- zero number of people the president has pardoned so far source
- » A fairly recent phenomenon: Although the pardoning of turkeys seems like a longstanding presidential phenomenon, it’s not. The first pardoning took place in 1989 under George H.W. Bush’s watch. And the shipping of turkeys to the White House only started in the 1940s, on Harry Truman’s watch. We’re guessing Truman killed the turkey himself.