Nightly News | October 01, 2012
Remembering CEO James Burke
The former head of Johnson & Johnson who later led the Partnership for a Drug-Free America has died at the age of 87. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
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>>> much of us. some notable departures in the news tonight, beginning with james burke . widely agreed to be among the most effective ceos of the modern era . he ran johnson & johnson during the tylenol tampering crisis. his steady stewardship became a harvard business school case study. jim burke was a navy veteran. after his business career he chaired the partnership for a drug-free america and was awarded the presidential medal of freedom . james burke was 87 years old.