<P> According to Article II, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution, the president may convene either or both houses of Congress . If both houses cannot agree on a date of adjournment, the president may appoint a date for Congress to adjourn . </P> <P> As head of state, the president can fulfill traditions established by previous presidents . William Howard Taft started the tradition of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch in 1910 at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., on the Washington Senators' Opening Day . Every president since Taft, except for Jimmy Carter, threw out at least one ceremonial first ball or pitch for Opening Day, the All - Star Game, or the World Series, usually with much fanfare . </P> <P> The President of the United States has served as the honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America since the founding of the organization . </P> <P> Other presidential traditions are associated with American holidays . Rutherford B. Hayes began in 1878 the first White House egg rolling for local children . Beginning in 1947 during the Harry S. Truman administration, every Thanksgiving the president is presented with a live domestic turkey during the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation held at the White House . Since 1989, when the custom of "pardoning" the turkey was formalized by George H.W. Bush, the turkey has been taken to a farm where it will live out the rest of its natural life . </P>

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