WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 26:  Malia (R) and Sasha Obama listen to their father U.S. President Barack Obama speak before pardoning "Cheese" and his alternate Mac both, 20-week old 48-pound during a ceremony at  the White House November 26, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Presidential pardon of a turkey has been a long time Thanksgiving tradition that dates back to the Harry Truman administration.(Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)