Remembering History: President Harry S. Truman squints as he touches the wattle of a 35-pound Tom Turkey from Oregon as it is presented to him, in the White House Rose Garden on November 18, 1952. The turkey, intended for the president’s last Thanksgiving in the White House, was given by representatives of the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation.

President Harry S. Truman squints as he touches the wattle of a 35-pound Tom Turkey from Oregon as it is presented to him, in the White House Rose Garden on November 18, 1952. The turkey, intended for the president’s last Thanksgiving in the White House, was given by representatives of the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation.

President Harry S. Truman squints as he touches the wattle of a 35-pound Tom Turkey from Oregon as it is presented to him, in the White House Rose Garden on November 18, 1952. The turkey, intended for the president’s last Thanksgiving in the White House, was given by representatives of the Poultry and Egg National Board and the National Turkey Federation.