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Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977, Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations in the 94th Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-001533
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, reports on the Committee's activities. It includes highlights of what the Committee has accomplished in the past two years, summaries of its continuing activities, and descriptions of projected future activities.

Title: The Feasibility of a Congressional Staff Journal as a "Process for Communication," a Report of the House Commission on Information Facilities, Washington: 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001980
Topic: United States. Congress, Interpersonal communication
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report discussing the efficacy of using a staff journal as a way to improve congressional communication. Jack Brooks, as the chairman of the House Commission on Information and Facilities, headed the project.

Title: First Progress Report of the Special Subcommittee on Electrical and Mechanical Office Equipment, Prepared by the Working Group on Automatic Data Processing for the House of Representatives, October 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001714
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1969-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Committee progress report prepared by a working group within the Committee on House Administration.

Title: Government Activities Subcommittee activities report, 91st Congress, August 6, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002191
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1970-08-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Progress report on various investigations undertaken by the Government Activities Subcommittee of which Jack Brooks was the chairman. A handwritten note at the top of the first page indicates this may have been used in some Brooks publications (these would likely be newsletters or press releases).

Title: House Committee on Government Operations report on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties, May 20, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001330
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-05-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report detailing unnecessary federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private residences. Contains "supplemental Views of Hon. Jack Brooks."

Title: Report of the Task Force on Accounts, undated [1976]
Identifier: camh-dob-001290
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A report from the Task Force on Accounts delivered to Speaker of the House Carl Albert on June 22, 1976. The report explains the purpose of the task force, their methods and processes for evaluating cost inefficiencies, and rationales for their recommendations. The task force provides thirteen recommendations for immediate reform, the first of which is "immediate sweeping reform of the House Administration Committee."

Title: Summary of facts supporting conclusion that President willfully evaded portion of income taxes for years 1969 through 1972, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001336
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A report from a Congressional inquiry into President Richard Nixon's taxes. Portions are highlighted, presumably by Jack Brooks.