Bill Clinton: “This is my first year to have the honor of accepting the annual…”

On the recordNovember 23, 1993

This is my first year to have the honor of accepting the annual Thanksgiving turkey and granting the turkey the annual Presidential pardon.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters at the Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation Ceremony

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