Obama pardoned Popcorn, who shared the stage with the president on the North Portico of the White House on a cold drizzly day. An alternate turkey, named Caramel, also received a pardon, though it did not have the benefit of a face-to-beak meeting with the president.
Obama said presidents have many awesome and solemn responsibilities. "This is not one of them," he says.
Popcorn and Caramel are 38-pound turkeys from Badger , Minn.
The turkeys will be on display at George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens through Jan. 6
