Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Amy Carter pardon a turkey before Thanksgiving in 1978. (White House archive photo)
In the Blue Room at the White House last week, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden talked about how her faith guided her through her darkest days as she ushered in the Thanksgiving season.
“We all go through darkness at some point in our lives — perhaps some of you are even in it now,” Biden said. “I hope you have someone to help you find that light that can never be extinguished.”
The Bidens this week went on to pardon two national turkeys “Liberty” and “Bell” and joined service members and their families at a “Friendsgiving” dinner at Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia.
Take a look at this photo gallery of modern-day White House Thanksgiving moments.
President Joe Biden pardons turkeys “Liberty” and “Bell” in the Rose Garden at the White House this week. (Photo: The White House Instagram)
First Lady Jill Biden and her husband, President Joe Biden, serve a “Friendsgiving” dinner to service members and military families this week at Norfolk Naval Station. (Photo: The White House Instagram)
President Donald J. Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, pardons “Corn” during the National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony in November 2020 in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
President Barack Obama (left) greets White House Executive Pastry Chef Susie Morrison in the kitchen at the White House in Washington, D.C., in November 2014. Also depicted: First Lady Michelle Obama, Good Moring, America host Robin Roberts, and White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. (White House archived photo)
First Lady Laura Bush hosts guests for a Thanksgiving Day buffet at Camp David in November 2008. (Photo: George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum)
President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton receive a Thanksgiving Day wreath from children at the Covenant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. in November 1993. (Credit: Barbara Kinney)
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