Diary of President Dwight Eisenhower
8/8/1956
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This document relates to the Suez Crisis.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower made this entry in his diary on August 8, 1956, about two weeks after Egypt President, Gamal Abdel Nasser, announced that the Egyptian Government would control the Suez Canal.
This primary source comes from the Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers as President of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 186483
Full Citation: Diary of President Dwight Eisenhower; 8/8/1956; Eisenhower, Dwight D.: Papers as President of the United States. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/diary-of-president-dwight-eisenhower, March 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.