President Donald Trump issues the annual pardoning of a turkey, this year named "Peas," who will be spared from being served at the Thanksgiving dinner table, at the White House, on November 20,2018. Along with his alternate "Carrots," the turkeys will be sent to a petting zoo in Virginia.
Gifting turkeys to the first family was seen as a symbol of „good cheer“ in the early 20th century. First lady Grace Coolidge accepted a bird from a Girl Scout in 1925. Rosalynn Carter sent their turkey to live in a mini zoo in 1978. Not long after the Reagans established the tradition of sending turkeys to live on a farm. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
