LBJ & Realigning the U.S. Middle Eastern Role
- Zach Levey, “The United States’ Skyhawk Sale to Israel, 1966: Strategic Exigencies of an Arms Deal,” Diplomatic History, Vol. 28, pp. 255-276.
- Avner Cohen, “Israel and the Origins of U.S. Nonproliferation Policy: The Crucial Decade, 1958-1968,” The Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 1988, pp. 1-19.
- Arlene Lazarowitz, “Different Approaches to a Regional Search for Balance: The Johnson Administration, the State Department, and the Middle East, 1964–1967,” Diplomatic History, pp. 25-54.
Documents:
—senior officials in State Dept., who want more flexibility on Israel’s part regarding arms sales.
—Robert Komer, helping to conduct the negotiations with Israel, skeptical about wisdom of pressing Israel.
KC Johnson 