George W. Bush,
61st Annual National Thanksgiving Turkey presentationThe pardon of Pumpkin and Pecan
(2008)
“ Pumpkin will be the honorary Grand Marshal of Disneyland's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Together these birds will gobble the rest of their days in "The Happiest Place on Earth." I just hope they stay humble there.This is my final Thanksgiving as the President.Over the past eight years, I have been given many reasons to be thankful. I’m thankful to our men and women in uniform, and I am incredibly proud to have been their Commander-in-Chief.I am thankful for the armies of compassion; volunteers who feed the hungry and shelter the poor ”
