President Donald Trump, just prior to beginning his Thanksgiving vacation on Tuesday, carried out a final pre-holiday executive action — pardoning a turkey.
John F. Kennedy in 1963 uttered, "We'll just let this one grow," when presented with a big bird that had a sign around its neck reading "Good Eating Mr. President." Subsequently, there were sporadic turkey pardons until President George H.W. Bush made it an annual event in 1989
