Tad Saves Jack the Turkey

[Donna McCreary]

I believe the story of the Christmas Turkey pardon to be true. I do wonder about the name of the turkey. Some stories use the name "Tom" instead of "Jack." To my knowledge, Noah Brooks did not mention the turkey's name.
It is odd that the turkey and the doll (both given Presidential pardons) were both named "Jack." Then years later, Robert called his son "Jack."
It seem odd that Robert would name his son after a turkey.