Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower
10/31/1956
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This is a photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressing the nation on the crisis in the Middle East.
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At 7 p.m. on October 31, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the nation on international affairs. After discussing Soviet intervention in Hungary, he turned to the Suez Crisis. He criticized the British/French/Israeli decision to wrest control of the Sinai Peninsula and Suez Canal from Egypt. President Gamal Abdel Nasser had nationalized the British and French-owned Compagnie Universelle du Canal Maritime de Suez (the Suez Canal Company) on July 26, 1956.
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 594343
Full Citation: Photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower; 10/31/1956; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/2-photograph-of-dwight-d-eisenhower, September 9, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.