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Robert Hermann, acting administrator of the State Department's Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs (1966-67), wants to liberalize the regulations governing visitor visas. He must decide whether and how to proceed in an environment still dominated by the legacy of the McCarthy era. The case describes Hermann's relationships with peers, superiors, and subordinates in the executive branch and in Congress. An appendix recounts the troubled history of the Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, including a highly publicized fight between Hermann and Frances Knight, conservative head of SCA's Passport Office. The sequel details Hermann's successful efforts to change the visitor visa regulations, focusing in particular on his coalition-building efforts inside the bureaucracy.