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:
186483Full 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, April 29, 2024]