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Cooper Farms to provide Nat’l Thanksgiving Turkey
It’s been a tradition in recent years at Thanksgiving that the Chairman of the National Turkey Federation provides the turkey for the President. The honor this year belongs to Gary Cooper, of Ohio based Cooper Farms.
“As far as we know our company is the only company from Ohio that has been able to take the turkey to the White House and by the way, we’ve done it twice now,” Cooper said. “My brother did it in 1996 and as far as we know we’re also the only two brothers that’s taken the turkeys to the White House.”
Audio: Gary Cooper, Chief Operating Officer, Cooper Farms
The two turkeys selected from the Presidential flock will travel to Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 24 and then on Wednesday, November 26 a ceremony will be held with President Obama at the White House.
Cooper Farms has been raising turkeys for 76 years.
Tags: Cooper Farms, Thanksgiving, Turkeys
Who paid for the transportation and luxury hotel room for this??? Was it my tax dollars???