During a radio and television broadcast, US Secretary of State White House John Foster Dulles (1888 - 1959) (left) speaks with US President Dwight Eisenhower (1890 - 1965) in the Oval Office at the White House, Washington DC, August 3, 1956. The men were discussing the recent nationalization of the Suez Canal by the Egyptian government. (Photo by Abbie Rowe/PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
