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Two Thanksgiving turkeys were due at the White House on Monday to play their part in what has become an annual holiday tradition.
By Betsy Klein, CNN
President Joe Biden is set to preside over the annual White House Thanksgiving tradition of the turkey pardon Monday, sparing Liberty, a 42.5-pound turkey, and Bell, 42.1 pounds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberty and Bell are ready for their presidential pardons.The two Thanksgiving turkeys were due at the White House on Monday to play<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/biden-is-spending-his-81st-birthday-honoring-white-house-tradition-of-pardoning-thanksgiving-turkeys/">Read More</a>
President Joe Biden is spending part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at a ceremony Monday are named Liberty and Bell. The 20-week-old, 42-pound birds were hatched and bred in Willmar, Minnesota, by the Jennie-O turkey company for the occasion.