On this episode of Newt's world, first I want to wish you and your family a very happy

Thanksgiving.

We're celebrating our national Thanksgiving holiday this year by talking about a topic

that I think is fun and entertaining and that is the history of the presidential

Turkey pardon and how turkeys get to the White House.

When did this annual tradition begin?

Who was the first president to officially pardon a turkey?

What happens to the two turkeys who are pardoned?

And where do they end up.

Here to talk about the history of the presidential turkey pardon.

I'm really pleased to welcome my guest, Joel Brandenburger, president and CEO of the National Turkey Federation. Joel welcome. Thank you for joining me on Newswirt. Thank you,

for joining me on Newsworth.

Thank you, appreciate it, and happy Thanksgiving to you all as well.

Now I'm curious from a Turkey standpoint, this has got to be the peak moment of the year I would assume.

It is certainly the one that has the most logistical challenges, but it's a lot of fun.

We enjoyed it.

I've been to 30 of these now, and it is never boring.

It is always exciting, and today was no exception.

Full disclosure here for a second.

I understand that you and my wife, Kalista,

served on the Agriculture Committee in the House together.

We may have very briefly, but I really got to know her when I was doing the day-to-day lobbying for this organization.

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