Thomas Lippman Explained

Thomas W. Lippman
Nationality:	American
Known For:	Journalist with expertise in the Middle East
Alma Mater:	Columbia University (BA)
Occupation:	Journalist, author

Thomas W. Lippman is a journalist and author, specializing in the Middle East and Saudi Arabia–United States relations.^[1]

Life

Lippman attended Regis High School in Manhattan^[2] and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia as a French major in 1961.^[3] Lippman spent more than 30 years with The Washington Post as a writer, editor and diplomatic correspondent,^[4] also serving as the Middle East bureau chief for the Post.^[5] Lippman currently serves as an adjunct scholar at the Middle East Institute.^[6]

Books

• Get the Damn Story: Homer Bigart and the Great Age of American Newspapers. Georgetown University Press. 2023. ISBN 9781647122973.
• Book: Crude Oil, Crude Money: Aristotle Onassis, Saudi Arabia and the CIA . 2019 . ABC-CLIO . 9781440863943.
• Book: Hero of the Crossing: How Anwar Sadat and the 1973 War Changed the World . 2016. University of Nebraska Press . 978-1612347028.
• Book: Saudi Arabia on the Edge: The Uncertain Future of an American Ally . 2012 . Potomac Books . 978-1597976886.
• Book: Arabian Knight: Colonel Bill Eddy USMC and the Rise of American Power in the Middle East . 2008 . Selwa Press . 978-0970115720.
• Book: Inside the Mirage: America's Fragile Partnership with Saudi Arabia . 2004 . Basic Books . 0813340527.
• Book: Madeleine Albright and the New American Diplomacy . 2000 . Basic Books . 0813397677.
• Book: Egypt After Nasser: Sadat, Peace, and the Mirage of Prosperity . 1989 . Paragon House . 1557780412.
• Book: Understanding Islam: An Introduction to the Muslim World . 1995 . Penguin Putnam . 9780452011601 .
• Book: Islam: Politics and Religion in the Muslim World . 1982 . Foreign Policy Association . 9780871240750.
• Book: The Washington Post Deskbook on Style . McGraw Hill . 1989 . 9780070683976 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas W. Lippman. December 15, 2013. Middle East Institute. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215125528/http://www.mideasti.org/profile/thomas-lippman. December 15, 2013.
2. Web site: Regis High School — The Centennial Celebration . February 9, 2023 . regis.org.
3. Web site: 2019-10-23. Take Five with Tom Lippman '61. 2022-01-20. Columbia College Today. en.
4. Web site: Thomas Lippman - "Inside The Mirage". December 2, 2008. December 16, 2003. The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations. February 17, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20040217021705/http://www.saudi-us-relations.org/newsletter/saudi-relations-interest-12-16.html.
5. Web site: The Saudi-American Alliance, Part One. December 2, 2008. January 6, 2006. Public Broadcasting Service.
6. Web site: Thomas Lippman - Hero of the Crossing - Pritzker Military Museum & Library - Chicago. www.pritzkermilitary.org.