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International News Photos Scene at White House as National Security Council Met

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09677.11 Author/Creator: International News Photos Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1 November 1956 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 18 cm, Width: 22.7 cm Order a Copy

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 1, 1956. Shows three cars parked outside the White House. The press release reports that the cars were from an emergency meeting of President Eisenhower, the National Security Council, The Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Civilian Secretaries of the Armed Services. The meeting was to discuss methods of ending hostilities in the Middle East. The photo is stamped on the back with International News Photos information and the date.

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

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