Iranian-American relations project. Reminiscences of Robert W. Komer, 1987

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Iranian-American relations project. Reminiscences of Robert W. Komer, 1987

1987

https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/4077233

Midwest background; education: Harvard '42, army service World War II; Harvard MBA; career in European affairs with Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) beginning 1947; discussion of changing duties in C.I.A.; resignation from C.I.A. in order to join National Security Council under President Kennedy in 1961; discussion of involvement with Iranian affairs, increasing specialization in Middle Eastern and African relations; impressions of Kennedy's foreign policy; relationship with Kennedy; impressions of Johnson and his foreign policy in Iran; evaluation of United States aid to Iran; position at RAND Corporation 1969-1977; advisor to Secretary of Defense under Carter 1977-1980; discussion of Carter's treatment of the hostages and the Shah's downfall

Transcript 81 pages Sound recording: 2 sound cassettes

eng, Latn

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Komer, R.W. (Robert William), 1922-2000

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Robert William Komer, American government official and diplomat (born Feb. 23, 1922, Chicago, Ill.—died April 9, 2000, Arlington, Va.), served during the Vietnam War as Pres. Lyndon Johnson’s special assistant in charge of the U.S. government’s controversial “pacification” program to disseminate propaganda in South Vietnam and identify Vietcong agents working in the country. An army veteran who had served in World War II, Komer joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947, rising to become a s...