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...

Jerome Miller and the Department of Youth Services (A)

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...

Morley Affair (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Morley Affair

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes an intense controversy among the staff of the New York City Environmental Protection Agency over the hiring of a former Army officer who served in Vietnam. The administrator makes, and then withdraws, the job offer. Some of...

Notes on the Massachusetts Medical School Assignment

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

The recently inaugurated governor of Massachusetts must decide whether to proceed with a proposed medical school for the state university system. He is being advised by his secretary of administration and finance, who has obtained two analyses...

Labor Relations, Politics, and Public Opinion: The New York City Sanitation Strike of 1968

Publication Date: January 01, 1976

This case describes a labor dispute in New York City that escalated into a conflict between two nationally known politicians. In early February 1968, members of the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association, rejecting a tentative contract settlement...

A Failing Agency: The Federal Trade Commission

Publication Date: January 1, 1976

In January 1969, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was jolted by the publication of a report by Ralph Nader that branded the agency and its staff as inadequate and incompetent, and its action to curb unfair competition and deceptive practices...

Voting Rights Act of 1965: Part C: Congress and the Voting Rights Act

Publication Date: January 01, 1975

This case series examines the events that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Part A traces the development of voting registration drives in Selma, Alabama, and examines their role in furthering voting rights legislation...