Intro; Contents; Chapter 1 Political Instability and Breakdown: The Historical Context; The US Role in Postwar Greece; Democracy Under Threat: 1964-1967; Approaches to the Embassy; American or Greek Worries?; Likelihood of a Coup?; A Coup? "Not a Solution"; References; Chapter 2 A Fait Accompli: The US Reaction to the Greek Military Coup of 1967; The Initial US Reaction; Constructing a Longer-Term Policy; A Way Forward; References; Chapter 3 Johnson, Nixon, and Athens: Changing Foreign Policy Toward the Greek Military Dictatorship; The Johnson Administration's Policy Toward Greece

The New AdministrationThe Issue of Military Aid Under Nixon; Chapter 4 Internal Divides: The White House, State Department, and the Athens Embassy; A New Foreign Policy Line; Deepening Disagreements in the Early Nixon Years; Reconvergence of Views; References; Chapter 5 A View of the Colonels from the US Congress: Supporters and Opponents of the Greek Regime; The Liberal Opposition in Congress; The Supporters of US Government Policy Toward the Junta; Congressional Supporters of the Colonels; References; Chapter 6 US Diplomacy Within Europe and NATO on the Greek Question; Greece Within NATO

Other US Governmental AgenciesThe Predominance of National Security; References; Selected Bibliography; Index