Chair of the National Turkey Federation John Zimmerman and his son Grant stand with Peach, the National Thanksgiving Turkey, during an event with US President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2024. The sparing of the wattle adorned gobbling poultry became tradition in 1989 when US President George HW Bush said, "But let me assure you, and this fine tom turkey, that he will not end up on anyone's dinner table, not this guy -- he's granted a Presidential pardon as of right now" and every US President since then has continued the act of mercy. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)