"No way I'm cutting this habit cold turkey." Watch President Obama pardon a turkey in the Rose Garden, and serve a Thanksgiving meal to veterans at the Old Soldiers Home in D.C.—all in the latest #WestWingWeek.

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

"When somebody at your table tells you that you’ve been hogging all the side dishes and you can’t have any more, I hope you respond with a creed that sums up the spirit of a hungry people: Yes, We Cran." —President Obama celebrating his final White House Turkey Pardon with his nephews, Austin and Aaron: go.wh.gov/PmrvKi

A very special Facebook Live-stock: President Obama hosts Tater and Tot, National Thanksgiving Turkeys, for the annual White House Turkey Pardon.

“We celebrate extraordinary Americans who have lifted our spirits, strengthened our union, pushed us toward progress. I always love doing this event, but this is a particularly impressive class. We've got innovators and artists. Public servants, rabble rousers, athletes, renowned character actors—like the guy from Space Jam. We pay tribute to those distinguished individuals with our nation's highest civilian honor—the Presidential Medal of Freedom.” —President Obama. Meet all 21 Americans honored with the 2016 #MedalOfFreedom: go.wh.gov/MedalOfFreedom

Today, President Obama commuted the sentences of 79 people incarcerated under outdated and unduly harsh sentencing laws—a second chance he’s now granted to over 1,000 deserving people since taking office: wh.gov/clemency

President Obama celebrates 21 Americans for their contributions to their fields with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian honor: go.wh.gov/MedalOfFreedom

Introducing Tater and Tot, the 2016 National Thanksgiving Turkeys! Tune in to watch President Obama pardon the birds tomorrow: go.wh.gov/PmrvKi

“In the United States, and in every place I have visited these last eight years, I have met citizens, especially young people, who have chosen hope over fear, who believe that they can shape their own destiny, who refuse to accept the world as it is and are determined to remake it as it should be. They have inspired me. In every corner of the world, I have met people who, in their daily lives, demonstrate that despite differences of race or religion or creed or color, we have the capacity to see each other in ourselves.” —President Obama during his final trip abroad to Greece, Germany, and Peru. See the whole trip in photos: http://go.wh.gov/EoWZSu

“I leave office more convinced than ever before that international cooperation is indispensable. Without regular consultations with foreign leaders, and institutional coordination between the US and our allies and partners, we cannot overcome challenges that recognize no borders.” —President Obama reflecting on his final trip abroad: lptravel.to/potus

“You should feel optimistic about the future. You shouldn’t feel pessimistic…the truth is the world is in a place where it can solve its problems and be even better 20 years from now or 50 years from now. You have to start with that hope, that sense of optimism inside you, because if you don’t feel that way, then you don’t bother to try to have an impact” —President Obama during a town hall in Peru with young leaders from across the Americas