Armenian soldiers parading on a street in Kars, Armenia. They carry shouldered rifles with fixed bayonets. Local spectators watch from the roadside. The troops appear to be headed toward a large fortress seen on a hill in the background.
First Lady of the United States, Mrs. Patricia Nixon receives thanksgiving turkeys from National Turkey Federation in the White House, Washington DC. Officials present Mrs Nixon with turkeys. White House officials view the turkeys and pet a live turkey. Packaged turkeys on a table with inscription on packaging, "Happy Holidays Mr. President." Mrs Nixon views the turkeys and talks to the officials.
Officers, of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, and Armenian officers,leaving the Governor's residence, after a dinner given to them by the Governor of Kars, Armenia. Several Armenian military musicians, standing near the steps, play instruments as the officers leave. A Mission vehicle drives away. Scene shifts to an Armenian cavalryman carrying their national tricolor flag. He is followed by a contingent of mounted cavalry acting as honor guard for the U.S. mission.
Older men and women dance at a garden in Oakland, California. The dancers from the "class of '61" (1861 - Civil War era) square dance in pairs. They dance to the tune of "Johnny in the low ground" and "Turkey in the Straw".
Men lined on a bench turkey plucking competition at Ottman and Company building in New York. Plucked turkeys piled in front of them. The winner plucking 30 turkeys in 50 minutes is presented a turkey. The turkey flaps in his hands. A slow motion segment shows a man in the competition yawning while pulling off turkey feathers.
Allied war ship entering the Dardanelles immediately after end of World War 1. Views of the Fort of Sedul-Bahr which had been pounded by British long range guns. French General Louis Franchet D'Esperey landing at shore and reviewing formation of Turkish troops at Constantinople. The Turkish battleship, Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly German SMS Goeben) tied up at a dock. She displays the Turkish flag.