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The Presidential Turkeys arrive at The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, ahead of Tuesday's National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony at the White House.
- On Sunday, two turkeys arrived at their five-star hotel in Washington, D.C., to await pardoning by President Donald Trump.
- These two are in safe hands. Turkeys being pardoned by the president is a Thanksgiving tradition, apparently going back to President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.
- The turkeys are staying in their own room, set up for their specific turkey needs, including separate beds.
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The two lucky turkeys that will receive presidential pardons arrived in Washington on Sunday, and White House photographers were there to capture their lavish accommodations.
The presidential pardoning of a turkey is a Thanksgiving tradition. According to the White House, President Abraham Lincoln pardoned the first turkey in 1863. But it wasn't until 1987 that President Ronald Reagan officially "pardoned" a turkey, and the process was formalized by President George H. Bush in 1989.
This year, the currently unnamed turkeys are staying at The Willard, a five-star hotel in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump will pardon them in the official ceremony later this week.
Here's how the birds are living in the days before the big ceremony.