- "Jack B. Brooks Papers" (x)
- Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973 (x)
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Title
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Brooks Votes For Rights Bill
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002407
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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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.
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Title
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First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner, March 31, 1989, Houston, Texas
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001648
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1989-03-31
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Box
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2007-255/661
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Folder
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0.6
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The program for the First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner honoring Jack Brooks. It features short biographies of Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Jack Brooks, and guest speaker Joe Biden. This program is attached to Brooks's thank you speech for being honored with the award [camh-dob-001647]. The annual award tradition continues today as the Johnson-Rayburn-Richards Dinner honoring the late Ann Richards in addition to Johnson and Rayburn.
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Title
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Handwritten draft remarks, undated [September 1963]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001311
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns
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Dates
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1963-09
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten draft of introductory remarks delivered by Jack Brooks when Vice President Lyndon Johnson and Second Lady Lady Bird Johnson visited the South Texas State Fairgrounds. This was the first visit by a sitting Vice President to the Second Congressional District of Texas.
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Title
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Handwritten notes by Congressman Jack Brooks for his letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, undated [approximately September 1955]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001677
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1955-09
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Box
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2007-255/28
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Folder
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24.14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes attached to Brooks's September 10, 1955 typed letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The notes are an outline for the final draft of the letter and indicate Johnson is in Austin, Texas. At the time, Johnson was recovering from a heart attack.
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Title
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Interview transcript, KFDM-TV, undated [September 1963]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001312
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Foreign affairs
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Dates
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1963-09
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A transcript, with handwritten edits, of a radio interview conducted by Jack Brooks during Vice President Lyndon Johnson's visit to the Second Congressional District of Texas. Brooks asks Johnson about foreign allies, tax cut legislation, and Johnson's long political career.
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Title
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Introduction of Senator Ralph Yarborough by Congressman Jack Brooks, Yarborough appreciation dinner, July 23, 1964, Beaumont
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002364
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress. Senate., Political Campaigns
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Dates
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1964-07-23
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Box
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2007-255/745
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Folder
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1964 Speeches
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks in Beaumont, TX at an event honoring Senator Ralph Yarborough. The speech includes handwritten names and underlinings. Brooks puts his support behind Yarborough in the upcoming election and highlights the importance of Congressional support for President Lyndon B. Johnson's agenda.
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Title
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Introduction of Vice President & Mrs. Lyndon Johnson, by Congressman Jack Brooks, South Texas State Fairgrounds, September 28, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001524
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Topic
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Speeches
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Dates
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1963-09-28
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Title card attached to the referenced speech. Speech is item camh-dob-001525.
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Title
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Introduction of Vice President Lyndon Johnson, By Congressman Jack Brooks, Brooks Farm, Jasper County, September 29, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001528
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), Legislation
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Dates
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1963-09-29
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks introduces Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at his family farm in Jasper. In this speech, Brooks commends Johnson for his help securing the legislation for the Sam Rayburn Dam.
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Title
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It's up to the Senate, Beaumont Enterprise, Thursday, August 11, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002408
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-08-11
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.
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Title
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John Rolfson, ABC Network, interview with Congressman Jack Brooks, November 23, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001469
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Presidents--Inauguration
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Dates
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1963-11-23
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Box
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2007-255/110
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Folder
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86.38
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A transcript of Jack Brooks's interview with ABC Network anchor John Rolfson regarding the swearing in of President Lyndon B. Johnson after the assasination of John F. Kennedy. Brooks discusses Johnson's capabilities as the new president.
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Title
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Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001963
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Topic
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Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Dates
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1976-03-15
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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, criticizes Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler expresses frustration regarding Brooks's steadfast support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. The speech discusses Brooks's personality and reputation, as well as his relationships with colleagues like Carl Albert, Lyndon B. Johnson and the mayors within his district.
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Title
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Letter from a Beaumont lawyer to Jack Brooks, January 29, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001071
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Elections
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Dates
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1960-01-29
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Box
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2007-255/73
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Folder
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63.32c
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Beaumont lawyer and local political operative George Camp outlining efforts to support Lyndon Johnson's bid for the Presidency as well as political information and gossip in Brooks's district.
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Title
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002406
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-08
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Box
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2007-255/183
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Folder
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167.47
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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An unsigned note card mailed from Port Arthur criticizing Jack Brooks for his support of President Lyndon B. Johnson and his policies, including the Civil Rights Acts. The envelope is dated August 12, 1966, and it was received by Brooks's office on August 15, 1966. The constituent attached two newspaper clippings regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, January 24, 1968
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001602
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1968-01-24
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Box
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2007-255/167
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Folder
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150.5
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Frank M. Genstch, a former constituent, expresses his disdain for the Democratic Party's policies, specifically those of President Lyndon B. Johnson and Vice President Hubert Humphrey. He explains he is no longer a Democrat as a result and will support Nelson Rockefeller in the 1968 presidential election. Offensive language and racial slurs are used in the letter.
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002414
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-07-27
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter from constituent L. A. Darnall of Port Arthur, Texas, expressing his opposition to the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.
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Title
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Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 26, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001468
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Photographs
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Dates
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1963-11-26
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Box
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2007-255/110
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Folder
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86.13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Constituent Troy Mitchell writes to Jack Brooks regarding a photo Brooks requested in a letter to Mitchell on November 19, 1963. The photo depicted Brooks and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during Johnson's visit to east Texas that October. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated and Johnson assumed the presidency. Mitchell's November 26 reply to Brooks laments the tradgedy, but also expresses optimism for the new administration under President Johnson.
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Letter from a White House staffer to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001132
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Screwworm--Control
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Dates
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1966-07-27
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Box
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2007-255/146
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Folder
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143.31
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Jacobsen, Legislative Counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson, sends Jck Brooks one of the pens used by President Johnson to sign H.R. 14888, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate in screw-worm eradication in Mexico.
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Letter from Allen J. Ellender to Lyndon B. Johnson, May 22, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001465
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Creator
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Ellender, Allen J., 1890-1972
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-05-22
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Box
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2007-255/5
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Folder
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Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Senator Allen J. Ellender, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Works, lets Senator Lyndon B. Johnson know that he received Johnson's letter and the enclosed statements from Jack Brooks regarding the McGee Bend Dam and the Sabine-Neches Waterway. He says that the statements from Brooks will be made a part of the hearings on the Public Work Appropriations bill.
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Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, July 18, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001129
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Creator
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Cattle
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Dates
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1953-07-18
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Box
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2007-255/59
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Folder
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41.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A personal typewritten letter from Dolph Briscoe Jr. to Jack Brooks updating him about his family and his cattle business.
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Letter from E. Ernest Goldstein to William B. Saxbe, February 12, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001222
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Creator
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Goldstein, E. Ernest, 1918-
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Contributor
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Saxbe, William B., Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
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Dates
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1974-02-12
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Box
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2007-255/300
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Folder
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252.13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Former Special Assistant to President Johnson, E. Ernest Goldstein, writes to Attorney General William Saxbe, criticizing him for his claims that "President Johnson maintained tape recording equipment in the Oval Office which was superior to that maintained by Mr. Nixon." Goldstein attached a copy of this letter in another letter to Jack Brooks on February 26, 1974 [camh-dob-001221].