Rowe/Webb Memo and the Election of 1948

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This historic memo, a classic of presidential politics, was the blueprint for the underdog 1948 Truman campaign. The document describes the approach which allowed the Democratic incumbent to fend off challenges from Republican Thomas Dewey, and...

Methadone Maintenance (A): The Analyst's View

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case examines the methadone maintenance program used to treat heroin addicts in New York City, focusing on the program's successful expansion under Health Services Administrator Gordon Chase. Part A details the heroin problem and policy...

Fluoridation in Greenfield (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In 1974, the Greenfield, Massachusetts, Board of Health ordered fluoridation of the town's water. This effort was led by pharmacist Joseph R. Charron III, and overruled Greenfield's 1968 referendum, in which the townspeople had voted against...

Central Utah Project (Supplement)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

Central Utah Project (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

Central Utah Project (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

Hunger in America: 1965-1969 (A Chronology of Events)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In 1967 Senators Robert Kennedy and Joseph Clark focused national attention on hunger in America with their unscheduled and widely publicized tour of black homes in the Mississippi Delta. This case examines existing federal efforts -- as of...

C-5A (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

When the first C-5A rolled out of its hangar in 1968, the giant transport plane was hailed by President Johnson as "a long leap forward in the effective military might of America." This case tells the saga of the C-5A, from its origins in...

C-5A (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

When the first C-5A rolled out of its hangar in 1968, the giant transport plane was hailed by President Johnson as "a long leap forward in the effective military might of America." This case tells the saga of the C-5A, from its origins in...

The Coming of the Cold War

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In February 1947, the Truman administration received a pair of urgent requests: to replace Britain as the supporter of the Greek government, which was beleaguered by Soviet-backed leftist guerillas; and to bolster Turkey against Soviet...

Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (B) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In his first two years as Massachusetts Commissioner of Youth Services, Jerome Miller initiated a number of reform measures in an effort to provide more humane treatment for the young persons in his department's care, but he became increasingly...

Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

In his first two years as Massachusetts Commissioner of Youth Services, Jerome Miller initiated a number of reform measures in an effort to provide more humane treatment for the young persons in his department's care, but he became increasingly...