US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson

Gabriel Glickman is an Associate Fellow at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, The National Interest, The Jerusalem Post, and The Hill.

• PART 1: AFTER KENNEDY (NOVEMBER 1963-JUNE 1964)1. Prologue: Kennedy’s Men2. Komer’s War3. Nasser’s New Frontier4. Weapons and Bases5. Enter Britain6. Badeau’s Final MissionPART II: AFTER BADEAU (JUNE 1964-MARCH 1966)7. Starting Over With/In Cairo8. Two Summits9. Communication Breakdown10. Congress Reacts11. Komer’s Gamble12. Johnson’s Reluctance13. Rusk Takes Over14. The $37 Million15. Another Long Summer16. Komer’s Final Campaign17. Sadat’s VisitPART III: AFTER KOMER (MARCH 1966-MAY 1967)18. Johnson’s Men19. A New Policy20. Nasser’s Last Stand21. Cold Shoulders22. U.S.-Egyptian Relations Unbound23. Epilogue: Applied History

“US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson is a well-researched and significant book which chronicles and analyzes how one government official, Robert Komer, shaped American-Egyptian diplomatic relations. For Komer, a grand strategy meant working with Nasser – in spite of ideological differences – to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand how one individual greatly influenced diplomacy between Washington and Cairo from the Kennedy Administration to the Johnson Administration.”