"Health Care Case Study, Primary Source Materials, and Presidential Power"

 

Part I: Dr. Scranton lectures on the Health Care Case Study and presents documents from the Clinton Presidential Materials Project

Part II. Class analyzes Health Care Ads

Part III. Dr. Scranton presents Neustadt's Presidential Power Framework

Peggy Scranton talks about case studies

Dr. Scranton displays an archival box.

Scranton explains how archivists file an official's documents.

Scranton opens a file from the Health Care Task Force records.

Scranton displays copies of Altman's economic briefing slides from a January 11, 1993 meeting with Preident Clinton.

Scranton discusses Goals 6-9 from a handwritten list of Health Care policy goals in the files of Atul Gawande.

Members of the class read their copies of health care memoranda.

The class analyzed two of the "Harry and Lousie" ads that suggested opponents had a "better way" than Clinton's health plan.

Students watch the ads.

Students and Dr. Tom Bruce read health care documents.

Scranton explains the infomation contained in another document.

A view of the students from the back of the class.

Scranton shows a diagram of Neustadt's presidential power framework.

Scranton describes the other diagram of Neustadt's framework.

Students enjoy visiting during a break.

Scranton and students talk during a break.