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President Joe Biden pardons 2 Thanksgiving turkeys on his 81st birthday

President Joe Biden has spent part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. Gobblers Liberty and Bell received executive clemency Monday at a White House ceremony.

By Andrew Harnik, Jacquelyn Martin and Susan Walsh / AP

Nov. 20, 2023

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President Joe Biden spent part of his 81st birthday observing the White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys. The gobblers receiving executive clemency at the ceremony are named Liberty and Bell.
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The turkeys who will receive a Presidential Pardon at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving enjoy their hotel room, Sunday Nov. 19, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington.
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Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, who will attend the annual presidential pardon at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving, attend a news conference, Sunday Nov. 19, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington.
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Two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, who will attend the annual presidential pardon at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving, enjoy their hotel room, Sunday, Nov. 19, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington.
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Children react as two turkeys, named Liberty and Bell, who will attend the annual presidential pardon at the White House ahead of Thanksgiving, let out loud gobbles during their news conference, Sunday Nov. 19, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington.
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President Joe Biden walks out of the White House in Washington, to pardon the national Thanksgiving turkey during a ceremony, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden watches as Jose Rojas, Vice President Live Production at Jennie-O Turkey, left, puts the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, on to a table to be pardoned during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden speaks after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden speaks after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, during a pardoning ceremony at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden speaks after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, during a pardoning ceremony at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden talks with Jose Rojas, Vice President Live Production at Jennie-O Turkey, left, after the national Thanksgiving turkey, Liberty, right, was pardoned at a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden stands next to Liberty, one of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, after pardoning them during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20.
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President Joe Biden stands next to Liberty, one of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, after pardoning them during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. Also pictured is Jennie-O Turkey Store Vice President Jose Rojas, left.
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President Joe Biden stands next to Liberty, one of the two national Thanksgiving turkeys, after pardoning them during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. Also pictured is Jennie-O Turkey Store Vice President Jose Rojas, left.
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First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.
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First lady Jill Biden receives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.
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First lady Jill Biden poses for a photo as she receives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.
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First lady Jill Bidenreceives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.
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First lady Jill Biden speaks as she receives the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 20. The tree is an 18-and-a-half-foot tall Native True fir from Cline Church Nursery in Fleetwood, N.C.

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