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Title: 1979 questionnaire survey by the House television broadcasting system for the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives
Identifier: camh-dob-002551
Creator: Rose, Charles G., 1939-2012
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Television programs
Dates: 1979
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Questionnaire sent by Congressman Charles Rose to his colleagues regarding the ways broadcasting of House floor proceedings has impacted the work of the House. Jack Brooks filled out the questionnnaire and returned it.

Title: 1987 Brooks 12 D.S. [Report on Peace Corps, with guest Sargent Shriver], 1987 Brooks 12 D.S. [Report on Peace Corps, with guest Sargent Shriver]
Identifier: dv_00173
Creator: House Recording Studio
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, Shriver, Sargent (guest)
Dates: circa 1963
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report to voters, with Brooks interviewing Sargent Shriver, who talks about the Peace Corps, with a focus on workers and projects with Texas origins. Black and white negative picture with sound. Kodak edge code reads "circle square," which correlates to 1962.

Title: 7160 Brooks, Spot-1, 14 60, 7160 Brooks, Spot-1, 14 60
Identifier: dv_00174
Creator: Brooks, Jack
Dates: circa 1965
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Campaign ad, featuring Jack Brooks urging voters to register. Black and white negative picture with sound. Leader labels film as "Spot-2."

Title: 799 Brooks Positive, 799 Brooks Positive
Identifier: dv_00172
Creator: Brooks, Jack
Dates: circa 1962-1963
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Silent footage of Brooks campaigning, with Brooks standing at a podium with a "John Connally for Governor" sign. Film may also contain images of John Connally, Price Daniel, and Neville Colson. Black and white picture, no sound. Eastman Kodak edge code reads "circle square," which correlates to 1962. Writing on leader reads, "799 Brooks Positive."

Title: 8th Annual Bull Roast, Friday, June 9, 1989, Beaumont Hilton Hotel, "El Toro" Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-001651
Dates: 1989-06-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A program for a roast of Jack Brooks, including cartoons depicting Brooks as a matador. It includes the names of the roasters.

Title: Additional Federal Costs Associated with the Operation of President Nixon's Properties at Key Biscayne and San Clemente, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002096
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a numbered list of additional expenditures at President Richard Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL.

Title: Additional Views of Congressman Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001850
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement laying out Jack Brooks's views on President Richard Nixon's impeachment and the alleged crimes committed.

Title: Additional Views of Hon. John N. Erlenborn and Hon. John W. Wydler, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002095
Creator: Erlenborn, John Neal, 1927-2005, Wydler, John W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement released by Congressmen John Ernlenborn and John Wydler criticizing the leak of the Government Activities Subcommittee's draft report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Address by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. before the Harvard Law School Association of the District of Columbia at the Washington Hotel, January 17, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001145
Creator: Califano, Joseph A., 1931-
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Impeachment
Dates: 1974-01-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Joseph Califano was a former aid to President Lyndon Johnson and powerful Washington lawyer. His speech, titled "On the Impeachable Offenses of Richard Nixon." Califano disimisses the argument that Nixon was simply misled by his advisors. "Reasonable men," Califono said, "may doubt [Nixon's] advance involvement in the DNC Watergate bugging and burglary; they must recognize that he would have been unworthy of his political success if he were not deeply involved in everything that folllowed the capture of the burglars on June 17, 1972." He also lays out a constitutional and statutory basis for impeaching the president.

Title: An address on: ports and commerce, delivered by: the Honorable Jack Brooks, United States Congressman, from the 9th Congressional District of Texas, Port of the Sabine Propeller Club, 12:00 Noon, September 24, 1970, Royal Coach Inn, Beaumont, Texas
Identifier: camh-dob-002008
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1970-09-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the modernization of the 9th Congressional Districts ports, shipping, channels, and water transport and navigation facilities.

Title: Advance notice form for construction companies to prepare bid proposals for the Sabine-Neches waterway project, February 19, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001458
Topic: Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1960-02-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The form outlines the scope and estimated cost of the Sabine-Neches waterway project.

Title: Angled photograph of the front of the courtroom during the Iran-Contra trials, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014611
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987, 1987
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A black and white photograph of the front of the courtroom during the Iran-Contra trials.

Title: Annotated draft of press release, September 23, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001811
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1964-09-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft of a press release regarding a proposal by House Republicans and members of the Southern Bloc to create a special subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to investigate the Justice Department. The Teamsters union, including its leader James R. Hoffa, pressed for such an investigation.

Title: Annotated map from Army Corp of Engineers depicting the improvements needed for the Sabine Neches waterway, circa 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001455
Topic: United States--Sabine-Neches Waterway, Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1953
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The map, originally printed by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1938, depicts the Sabine-Neches waterway and the surrounding area. The locations of proposed improvements to the waterway are marked in red pencil.

Title: Annotated speech draft regarding supersonic transport investment, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001093
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Federal Aviation Administration, Supersonic planes
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A detailed speech explaining why Jack Brooks does not support a proposed supersonic transport project.

Title: Annotated speech excerpts, July 24, 1974-July 30, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002100
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-07-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech urging the House Judiciary Committee pass Articles of Impeachment out of committee. The speeches are snippets of colloquy that Jack Brooks delivered during the hearings, most falling on Tuesday, July 29th. Brooks's focus in these speeches is on the charges of tax fraud against President Richard Nixon, and his personal efforts to induce the IRS to institute audits and investigations against his political enemies.

Title: Annotated statement regarding Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas requesting White House tapes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001107
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated draft of a statement by Jack Brooks regarding his frustration with President Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas during the impeachment inquiry against Nixon.

Title: Announcement from Chairman Lee Hamilton on Select Committee press liaison, February 17, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014504
Creator: Hamilton, Lee
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-02-17, 1987-02-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An announcement from Rep. Lee Hamilton, Chairman of the House Select Committee, regarding investigation of Covert Arms Transactions with Iran. Announcement details Robert J. Havel named as press liaison for the Committee.

Title: Answers to charges concerning the President's personal finances, December 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000948
Creator: Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1939-2003
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Financial statements--analysis
Dates: 1973-12-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A detailed set of answers released by White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler in response to various allegations regarding President RIchard Nixon's finances.

Title: Answers to possible arguments posed by minority against emoluments charge, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001243
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: List of arguments defending President Richard Nixon and responses to those arguments. Unattributed, but likely compiled by Jack Brooks or staff.

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