Classic Cases

The Two Oaths of Richard Helms

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1973, former CIA director Richard Helms was called to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a follow-up to hearings confirming his nomination as ambassador to Iran. However, the primary issue of these sessions became the...

The Legal Services Corporation Under the Reagan Administration: The Reagan Board (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1981, the Reagan administration proposed the elimination of the federally-funded Legal Services Corporation (LSC), sparking an intense and ideologically bitter fight in Congress between pro- and anti-LSC forces. Part A gives a brief history...

The Legal Services Corporation Under the Reagan Administration: The Congress (A) (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1981, the Reagan administration proposed the elimination of the federally-funded Legal Services Corporation (LSC), sparking an intense and ideologically bitter fight in Congress between pro- and anti-LSC forces. Part A gives a brief history...

The Legal Services Corporation Under the Reagan Administration: The Congress (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1981, the Reagan administration proposed the elimination of the federally-funded Legal Services Corporation (LSC), sparking an intense and ideologically bitter fight in Congress between pro- and anti-LSC forces. Part A gives a brief history...

The Legal Services Corporation Under the Reagan Administration: The Congress (A) (Abridged)

Publication Date: January 01, 1983

In 1981, the Reagan administration proposed the elimination of the federally-funded Legal Services Corporation (LSC), sparking an intense and ideologically bitter fight in Congress between pro- and anti-LSC forces. Part A gives a brief history...

Fraud, Abuse and Waste at HEW: Abridged

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

During her lunch break, Eileen Shanahan, HEW assistant secretary for public affairs, learns that the first annual report of HEW's inspector general, due to be published the next day, will claim that HEW "wastes seven billion dollars a year." The...

George Washington

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case presents a firsthand view of the commander-in-chief of the American Revolutionary Army and the first president of the United States, as seen through the eyes of his contemporaries. Quoting liberally from their assessments, both good...

Keynes and Friedman on the Great Depression

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

The dispute between John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman over economic theory has established many of the parameters for current economic discussion and political action. This case examines their differing perspectives on the Great...

Office for Civil Rights (B: Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

Office for Civil Rights (B)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed...

Office for Civil Rights (A)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

This case examines attempts made in the late 1970s to revitalize the much-maligned Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part A puts the student in the position of David Tatel, recently appointed director of...

Cutting Back in Lakewood City Government (Sequel)

Publication Date: January 01, 1982

In early 1981, after his first few months as city administrator of Lakewood, Colorado, Bill Kirchhoff slumped to his desk and pulled from his file "Lakewood-Issues and Problems." The two-page summary had been supplied to him several months...