US Foreign Policy and the Modernization of Iran examines the evolution of US-Iranian relations during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon. It demonstrates how successive administrations struggled to exert influence over the Shah of Iran's regime domestic and foreign policy.

Ben Offiler has taught American History and Foreign Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK and the University of Sheffield, UK. His research was supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Introduction
1. Modernization Theory and the United States Meet Iran
2. The Kennedy Administration, Internal Disputes, and Modernization
3. JFK, the ' 'Massage Problem, ' ' Modernization, and Missed Opportunities
4. Lyndon Johnson, the Shah, and Iranian Opposition
5. ' 'Papa Knows Best ' ': Resisting American Influence ' '
6. British Withdrawal, the End of AID, and the Six Day War
7. Richard Nixon, the Shah, and Continuity
Conclusion