Bidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and 'friendsgiving' (2024)

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President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have opened their final holiday season at the White House

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President Joe Biden is pictured after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beau Biden, grandson of President Joe Biden, is pictured with the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Peach and Blossom, after a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The national Thanksgiving turkeys Peach and Blossom are pictured before a pardoning ceremony with President Joe Biden on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, right, stands with John Zimmerman, left, chair of the National Turkey Federation, his son Grant Zimmerman, center, and the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden stands with one of the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Peach, during a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beau Biden, left, looks at Peach, the national Thanksgiving turkey who was pardoned by President Joe Biden, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Grant Zimmerman, son of John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation, watches at right.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden pardons one of the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Peach, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden is pictured with John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation, from left, and Zimmerman's son Grant, after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey Peach during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Beau Biden, grandson of President Joe Biden, is pictured with the national Thanksgiving turkeys, Peach and Blossom, after a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden speaks and pardons the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a pardoning ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, as John Zimmerman, chair of the National Turkey Federation and his son Grant, look on.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden speaks after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkey, Peach, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, center right, departs with his grandson Beau Biden after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkeys during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, center right, departs with his grandson Beau Biden after pardoning the national Thanksgiving turkeys during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

  • Mark Schiefelbein - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The official 2024 White House Christmas Tree arrives on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm from Newland, N.C., provided the Fraser fir that will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

First lady Jill Biden waves as she walks with her grandson Beau Biden after receiving the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm from Newland, N.C., provided the Fraser fir that will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

First lady Jill Biden, second right, walks with her grandson Beau Biden, right, to receive the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm from Newland, N.C., provided the Fraser fir that will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

First lady Jill Biden, right, walks with her grandson Beau Biden after receiving the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Cartner's Christmas Tree Farm from Newland, N.C., provided the Fraser fir that will be displayed in the Blue Room of the White House.

  • Susan Walsh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, from second left, and chef Robert Irvine serve food at a Friendsgiving event with service members and their families in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Nov. 25 2024.

  • Manuel Balce Ceneta - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, from second left, and chef Robert Irvine serve food at a Friendsgiving event with service members and their families in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Nov. 25 2024.

  • Manuel Balce Ceneta - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS

President Joe Biden, from left, and chef Robert Irvine serve food at a Friendsgiving event with service members and their families in the Staten Island borough of New York, Monday, Nov. 25 2024.

  • Manuel Balce Ceneta - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Bidens open final White House holiday season with turkey pardons, Christmas tree and 'friendsgiving' (2024)

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