An old man smoking while speaking to another man in Turkey. Men selling newspaper in the market. Women working in a printing press. Man stands in a field. People walk on the street. Founder of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk visits a girls’ classroom. Girls learn cooking, flower arranging, and dressmaking. School girls do synchronized exercises in a field over which the Turkish flag flies. People vote and cast their ballots in various locations. A young Turkish woman casts her vote.
Newsreel titled 'Crack cavalry units maneuver in Turkey' shows Army's cavalry units participating in a parade in Constantinople,Turkey. Horseman carrying flags participate in a parade. They make their horses jump over obstacles.
U.s. soldiers of the American Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, push several of their military vehicles up a sandy sloping road from vicinity of the Euphrates River, near Kharput (Elazıg) Turkey. The last car in the group appears to be a 1918 Ford Model T Touring car. It displays a small American flag on it's radiator.
Members of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, stroll about grounds where tents are set up at a reception and party for them at Erzurum, Turkey. Women are seen seated on the ground near a large tent. Turkish soldiers of the 14th Corps assemble on bleachers near a space set out for a football (soccer) match. Players seen running on the pitch. Two wrestlers demonstrate their skills. A Lazi Dancer from the Trabzon district dances, accompanied by Turkish muscians. A group of dancers performs.
American Army Major General James G. Harbord, Head of a U.S. post-war Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, together with members of his staff, mingle with Turkish authorities, as they all come out of the Town Hall building in Kharput (Elazig) Turkey.
U.S. President Dwight D Eisenhower at the White House in Washington DC. President Eisenhower shakes hands with Clare Booth Luce, U.S. Ambassador to Italy. He looks at a Thanksgiving turkey presented to the White House for pardoning. A group of photographers takes pictures. The President strokes the turkey. View of the White House North elevation, with dry trees in foreground. Clare Booth Luce leaving the White House. She speaks to the media.