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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 13, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001548
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Speeches
Dates: 1978-07-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Dr. N.E. Dudney of League City, Texas, complimenting Brooks on the speech he delivered at the University of Texas Medical Branch commencement ceremony in Galveston [camh-dob-001552]. Dr. Dudney shared the speech with his doctor son and fellow colleagues.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, August 7, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001549
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Thank-you notes, Speeches
Dates: 1978-08-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A thank-you note from Brooks to Dr. N. E. Dudney for the compliments on his commencement speech.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, commencement exercises of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Moody Civic Center, Galveston, Texas, Saturday, May 27, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001552
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1978-05-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's commencement speech in which he draws parallels between the functions, problems, and expectations of politicians and physicians. Brooks notes that they are both public servants. Brooks analyses former Presidents as leaders and draws lessons from their successes and failures. A doctor later reached out to Brooks to commend him on this speech [camh-dob-001548].