WASHINGTON – Presidential traditions are usually known for their solemnity and carry the weight of future historical significance.
This one began with cartoon turkeys and a reference to lunch.As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to leave a note for his successor, George H.W.
Bush, and reached for a pad emblazoned with a cartoon by humorist Sandra Boynton under the phrase, “Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You Down.” It featured a collection of turkeys scaling a prone elephant, the symbol of both men's Republican Party.“Dear George, You’ll have moments when you’ll want to use this particular stationary.