Photo by AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin
President Barack Obama, accompanied by daughters Sasha and Malia, laughs at a loud gobble from the turkey, as he pardons Cobbler a 19-week old, 40-pound turkey, on the occasion of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. At left is National Turkey Federation Chairman Steven Willardsen.