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20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals

From giving back to pardoning turkeys, the Obamas have been serving us family holiday goals for the past eight years. This Thanksgiving, we take a look back on the first family's time in the White House, all those big birds they gave a second chance and every time they used their privilege and power for the good of the people. Eight years of that amazing representation of a Black family is something to be thankful for. 
By Essence · Updated October 26, 2020
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2008
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
JIM WATSON
02
2008
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
JIM WATSON
03
2009
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
MARVIN JOSEPH/TWP
04
2009
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Pool
05
2010
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Marvin Joseph
06
2010
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Pool
07
2010
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Pool
08
2011
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Mark Wilson
09
2011
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
MANDEL NGAN
10
2011
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Pool
11
2012
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Alex Wong
12
2012
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
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2013
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Melina Mara
14
2013
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
15
2013
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
16
2014
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Mark Wilson
17
2014
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
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2015
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Chip Somodevilla
19
2015

U.S. President Barack Obama “pardons” Abe, a 42-pound male turkey during a ceremony with Jihad Douglas, chairman of the National Turkey Federation, in the Rose Garden at the White House November 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. In a tradition dating back to 1

20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Chip Somodevilla
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2015
20 Times The Obamas Were Thanksgiving Day Family Goals
Pool
TOPICS:  Barack Obama