US-POLITICS-THANKSGIVING-TURKEY PARDON-(01 of19)
Open Image ModalUS President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha arrive for the annual Thanksgiving Turkey pardon ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House on November 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images)
Obama Turkey Pardon(02 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, joined by his daughters Malia, right, and Sasha, center, speaks at the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, during the presidential turkey pardon ceremony, an annual Thanksgiving tradition. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(03 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: (L to R) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as his daughters Sasha and Malia look on before pardoning \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(04 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Malia (R) and Sasha Obama listen to their father U.S. President Barack Obama speak before pardoning \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(05 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: (L to R) U.S. President Barack Obama smiles at his his daughters Sasha and Malia after he pardoned \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac (not shown,) both 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(06 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: Malia Obama listens to her father U.S. President Barack Obama speak before pardoning \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(07 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: (L to R) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as his daughters Sasha and Malia look on before pardoning \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
Obama Turkey Pardon(08 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, joined by his daughters Sasha, center, and Malia, right, speaks as he carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
US-POLITICS-THANKSGIVING-TURKEY PARDON-(09 of19)
Open Image ModalUS President Barack Obama speaks before pardoning the National Thanksgiving Turkey \'Cheese\' during the annual ceremony in the Grand Foyer of the White House on November 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images)
Obama Turkey Pardon(10 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, with daughters Sasha, second from right, and Malia, right, reaches out to touch \"Cheese\" after pardoning the turkey as part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at the White House in Washington. With \"Cheese\" are Cole Cooper, left, and his father Gary Cooper, chairman of the National Turkey Federation. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(11 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, center, with daughters Sasha, second from right, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Also with Cheese are Gary Cooper chairman of the National Turkey Federation and owner of Cooper Farms and his son Cole Cooper, far left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(12 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, right, with daughter Sasha, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Also with Cheese are Gary Cooper, center, chairman of the National Turkey Federation and owner of Cooper Farms and his son Cole Cooper, far left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(13 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, right, with daughters Sasha, third from right, and Malia, second from right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Also with Cheese are Gary Cooper chairman of the National Turkey Federation and owner of Cooper Farms and his son Cole Cooper, far left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(14 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, in the background, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' the turkey, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(15 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, center, with daughters Sasha, second from right, and Malia, right, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Also with Cheese are Gary Cooper chairman of the National Turkey Federation and owner of Cooper Farms and his son Cole Cooper, far left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Obama Turkey Pardon(16 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama, right, with daughter Sasha, carries on the Thanksgiving tradition of saving a turkey from the dinner table with a \"presidential pardon\" of \'Cheese\' in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Also with Cheese are Gary Cooper, center, chairman of the National Turkey Federation and owner of Cooper Farms and his son Cole Cooper, far left. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
President Obama Pardons National Thanksgiving Turkey At Annual Ceremony(17 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) stands after he pardoned \'Cheese\' and his alternate Mac (not shown,) both 20-week old 48-pound Turkeys, as his daughters Sasha (2nd 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) (credit:Mark Wilson via Getty Images)
Obama pardons two turkeys in Washington(18 of19)
Open Image ModalWASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 26: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) stands with his daughters Sasha (C) and Malia (R) after he pardoned two turkeys named \'Mac\' and \'Cheese\' brought from Ohio state on the eve of Thanksgiving as a presidential tradition at White House in Washington, United States on November 26, 2014. (Photo by Kasim Ileri/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Obama Turkey Pardon(19 of19)
Open Image ModalPresident Barack Obama waves with his daughter Sasha, right, as \"Cheese\" the turkey is carried away by Cole Cooper, at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, after giving a presidential pardon to \"Cheese\" as part of the annual Thanksgiving tradition. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)