President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) is flanked by his daughters Sasha (2ndR), Malia (R), Cole Cooper (L) and his father National Turkey Federation Chairman Gary Cooper (2ndL) before he pardoned "Cheese" and his alternate Mac (not shown,) both 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, as his daughters Sasha (3rd R), Malia (R) and Cole Cooper (L) and his father National Turkey Federation Chairman Gary Cooper (2nd L) during a ceremony at the White House November 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Presidential pardon of a turkey has been a long time Thanksgiving tradition that dates back to the Harry Truman administration.(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)