The Weekly Podcast: Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon Jokes – Best, Worst, and Everything in Between

"As thanksgiving nears, a seasonal gift to President Eisenhower is this strutting, impressive Tom Turkey. Handsomest bird in all Nebraska. And perhaps the other 47 states as well All the trimmings for the White House dinner come with him A Big basket of cranberries to complete the holiday platter. It's a lucky bird that graces the President's table. And he's gobbling with excitement at the prospect." Hey ... wait a minute ... that's not funny at all.. Thanksgiving and turkey and the White House -- but where are the jokes? Sure, it was a news report from 1955 about President Eisenhower pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey. But isn't there supposed to be original -- sometimes hilarious, sometimes painful -- presidential humor about turkeys? Well, give thanks for the latest episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly." Because in this podcast, we're stuffed with Presidential comedy -- Presidents pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys -- and the jokes they told. ... Which jokes were a huge hit? Which jokes were guaranteed groaners? You get to decide ... just by listening to "The Weekly." Download the FREE C-SPAN Now App. https://www.c-span.org/c-spanNow/ Discover the C-SPAN Video Library at https://www.c-span.org/quickguide/ Explore C-SPAN's Free Educational Resources at https://www.c-span.org/classroom/ C-SPAN: Created by Cable in 1979. Offered as a public service. Support C-SPAN by Donating Today: https://donorbox.org/support-c-span?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Video_Description&utm_campaign=Donations&utm_content=Donate Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSPAN Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CSPAN Twitter: https://twitter.com/cspan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cspan/ Subscribe: C-SPAN Podcasts: https://www.c-span.org/podcasts/ Newsletters: https://www.c-span.org/connect/ #cspan