President George W. Bush pardoned a turkey named "Stars" on Nov. 24, 2003.
"I appreciate you joining me to give this turkey a presidential pardon," said the President in his remarks.
"Stars is a very special bird with a very special name. This year, for the first time, thousands of people voted on the White House website to name the national turkey, and the alternate turkey. Stars and Stripes beat out Pumpkin and Cranberry. And it was a neck-to-neck race."