What U.S. president made Thanksgiving a national holiday?

lunachic

Abraham Lincoln http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html Nov 29 05, 2:33 PM

Foxy_Cory

I've always heard it was Taft (what better way to get away with stuffing his face?) Nov 29 05, 3:54 PM

LuvsThatTrivia

I understood it was Lincoln. He made it the Last Thursday of the month and FDR revised it and made it the fourth Thursday in November. (Giving more time for retailers for the Christmas holiday.) http://members.aol.com/calebj/thanksgiving.html Nov 29 05, 5:24 PM

H0T-Lead

Every president since FDR has made Thanksgiving a holiday. It is not a standard federal holiday and the president has to declare it annually via executive order. Nov 30 05, 9:30 AM

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