The Turkey Pardons
The National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a traditional ceremony that dates all the way back to the ‘40s. However, it was not until the Reagan administration that a turkey was “pardoned”, even though he did not actually use that exact word. The first official pardon from a president happened in 1999 when POTUS Bill Clinton pardoned ‘Harry The Turkey’. Although this is a pretty new tradition, it has become expected of the sitting president to pardon a turkey whenever Thanksgiving rolls in.
The Turkey Pardons
Under Constant Surveillance
When you are a part of the First Family, you tend to lose certain freedoms. For one thing, you will no longer be able to visit anywhere you please on your own. The members of the First Family are always under the watchful eye of the secret service. The team is tasked with the security of the POTUS, the First Family, and the family of the vice-president. No matter what you do and where you do it, you can bet that you are under surveillance when you are a member of the First Family.
Under Constant Surveillance