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Title: Bloom County cartoon, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002336
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A cartoon strip from the Bloom County cartoon by Berke Brethed in the Washington Post satirizing the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Breakdown of votes in Senate for the override of President Nixon's veto of the OMB bill, [May 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002130
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document lists the breakdown of votes to override President Nixon's veto of a bill that would require Senate confirmation of appointees to the Office of Management and Budget.

Title: Breakdown of voting on Brooks motion to strike Title II from the Public Works Conference report, January 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002028
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-01-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A breakdown of voting on Jack Brooks's motion to strike a section of the Public Works Conference report.

Title: Brooks, 9th Dist., Brooks, 9th Dist.
Identifier: dv_00165
Dates: 1971
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Raw footage of industrial, ocean, and city landscapes in Southeast Texas. Also has footage of John Sealy Hospital and Lamar University. Color picture, no sound.

Title: Brooks' architect and engineer bill gains House committee approval, June 14, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002025
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-06-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks announcing that his proposed legislation allowing the government to select the most qualified architects and engineers for federal projects was approved by the Government Operations Committee.

Title: Brooks architect/engineer selection bill approved by Congress, news release, October 14, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002238
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-10-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the approval of Jack Brooks's legislation on the bidding process for architect/engineer contracts.

Title: Brooks Aus Puts [Campaign Ads], Brooks Aus Puts [Campaign Ads]
Identifier: dv_00164
Creator: Committee to Re-Elect Jack Brooks
Contributor: Brooks, Jack
Dates: 1972
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Campaign and public service ads featuring Jack Brooks. Color picture with sound.

Title: Brooks bill extends historical document preservation program, June 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002232
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Historic preservation--Law and legislation
Dates: 1972-06-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks extending a national program to collect and preserve historically significant materials.

Title: Brooks bill would reauthorize Independent Counsel statute, February 4, 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-001004
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1993-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release about Jack Brooks introducing legislation, H.R. 811, to reauthorize the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act for five years, allowing the Attorney General to appoint prosecutors outside of the Justice Department to handle criminal cases involving high-level Federal officials. The original legislation was inspired by the "Saturday Night Massacre" during the Watergate scandal, and was reauthorized twice during the Reagan Administration, but expired due to filibuster threat by Senate Republicans. Brooks criticizes former Attorney General [Barr] for his refusal to use Independent Counsel in the past, including during the INSLAW investigation, when there were allegations of criminal conspiracy by Justice officials documented by two Federal Courts.

Title: Brooks Family, "Brooks Family"
Identifier: dv_00170
Creator: Groebli, Betty (interviewer)
Contributor: Brooks, Jack (interviewee), Brooks, Charlotte (interviewee), Brooks, Jeb, Brooks Carroll, Kate, Brooks, Kim
Dates: 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Produced campaign film, featuring Jack and Charlotte Brooks, and their children Jeb, Kate, and Kimberly Grace. Focuses on the Brooks' home, family life, and hobbies, with a short section of Jack Brooks commenting on the G.I. Bill and amnesty for citizens who avoided the draft. Title cards at the beginning and end of the program note that it is a "...political advertisement paid for by the committee to re-elect Jack Brooks." Color picture with sound.

Title: Brooks introduces legislation to improve federal policymaking regarding computers, February 17, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002236
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Legislation
Dates: 1972-02-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks announcing his legislation to improve Federal policy making regarding computers and to expand basic research in computer technology.

Title: Brooks introduces President's Immigration Initiative to speed up deportation proceedings, August 3, 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-000998
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Emigration and immigration--Government policy
Dates: 1993-08-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release detailing Jack Brooks's introduction of legislation reflecting President Bill Clinton's proposal to combat illegal immigration in the United States. The bill would expedite asylum hearings, toughen criminal penalties against alien smugglers, and provide law enforcement with additional tools to combat smuggling.

Title: Brooks proposes Department of Health, March 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002241
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Dates: 1972-03-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks to establish a Department of Health separate from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001834
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks regarding impeachment and the impacts of President Richard Nixon's offenses on the nation.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001838
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks during Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings regarding President Richard Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service as a political tool.

Title: Brooks subcommittee approves report on air traffic control development program, July 8, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002196
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1970-07-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing the Government Activities Subcommittee's report on air traffic control systems under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee and engaged in a lengthy investigation of the FAA. Four months after this report was released, the plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed in Huntington, West Virginia killing all on board. See item camh-dob-002195 for Brooks's statement on the crash.

Title: Brooks unit probes distribution of federal surplus property, February 9, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1972-02-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks of Jack Brooks following hearings about inequities in the distribution of surplus Federal property to schools and health programs throughout the country.

Title: Brooks urges protection to public from radioactive material shipments, June 28, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002233
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Hazardous substances, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-06-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the results of a hearing in the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, investigating the shipment of hazardous radioactive materials on passenger aircraft.

Title: Brooks Votes For Rights Bill
Identifier: camh-dob-002407
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966. The clipping does not indicate the date or the newspaper.

Title: Budget, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002169
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed budget for the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. The budget is unsigned and undated, but likely prepared by a staffer.

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