What really happens when the President pardons a turkey?
This video reveals the 96-hour marathon(4 full days) behind Thanksgiving at the White House - from two 45-pound turkeys staying in a $700-a-night hotel to Secret Service agents physically inspecting birds for weapons.
For the first time since 1961, the White House is attempting Thanksgiving without an executive chef.
Watch how 30 kitchen staff navigate military-grade security protocols where cranberry sauce gets the same screening as packages sent to the President.
Every ingredient is tracked, documented, and tested. The backup plan has a backup plan. They cook for 50 people when only 17 are coming to dinner.
Discover why the President gets billed for his own Thanksgiving dinner, how atmospheric pressure affects gravy preparation, and what happens when you have to coordinate three separate kitchens to serve dinner at exactly 3:00 PM.
From Monday’s turkey pardoning ceremony (complete with snipers on the roof) to Thursday’s orchestrated chaos, this is the untold story of the most secure Thanksgiving dinner in America.
