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Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to president of Beaumont State Bank, February 24, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001516
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Banks and banking, Stocks
Dates: 1955-02-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Jack Brooks regarding his purchase of stock in the Beaumont State Bank.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to Sarah Hughes, September 25, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001351
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985
Topic: Judges--Selection and appointment
Dates: 1961-09-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congratulatory telegram from Jack Brooks to Sarah Hughes upon her nomination for U.S. District Judge by the House. Judge Hughes would go on to swear Lyndon Johnson into the Presidency on Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas on November 22, 1963.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks to Silsbee Chamber of Commerce, March 26, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001050
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams
Dates: 1956-03-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram from Jack Brooks to the Silsbee Chamber of Commerce members with his regrets for missing an event. He highlights their support for the McGee Bend Dam and other improvement projects under consideration in the area.

Title: Telegram from Jack Brooks urging McGee Bend Dam supporters to take action, April 12, 1955
Identifier: camh-dob-001056
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Easterling, E.W., Weed, W. F.
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1955-04-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram from Jack Brooks to Ed Easterling, an attorney for the Lower Neches Valley Authority, and W.F. Weed, the President of the Lower Neches Valley Authority, asking them to round up McGee Bend Dam supporters for a meeting with Budget Director Hughes in Longview.

Title: Telegram from Jack Valenti, special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson to Congressman Jack Brooks regarding Brooks's appointment to the Special Committee on the Iran-Contra hearings, December 18, 1986
Identifier: camh-dob-014505
Creator: Valenti, Jack
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1986-12-18, 1986-12-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram from Jack Valenti, special assistant to President Lyndon B. Johnson to Congressman Jack Brooks congratulating Brooks on his appointment to the Special Committee on the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Telegram from Jack Valenti to Jack Brooks, December 18, 1986
Identifier: camh-dob-002331
Creator: Valenti, Jack
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1986-12-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Jack Valenti to Jack Brooks expressing his support for Brooks's role on the Iran-Contra Select Committee.

Title: Telegram from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, December 18, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001477
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Birthdays
Dates: 1963-12-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: President Lyndon B. Johnson wishes Jack Brooks a happy birthday, less than a month after assuming office.

Title: Telegram from Mark White to Jack Brooks, July 30, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001976
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-2017
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Legislation
Dates: 1976-07-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Texas Secretary of State Mark White proposes an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would extend free postage to official voter registration information and absentee ballots.

Title: Telegram from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jack Brooks, January 3, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001386
Creator: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1965-01-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Martin Luther King, Jr. telegrams Jack Brooks, urging him not to vote to seat the Mississippi Democratic Party's delegation. At the time, the official Mississippi Democratic Party only allowed participation by white people. King lobbied for the inclusion of delegates from the Mississippi Freedom Party in the National Democratic Convention, whose Black and white delegates were elected in local, seperate caucuses opposed by the White Citizens Council and other proponents of segregation. Although the National Democratic Convention did not end up seating the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's delegates, the activism highlighted the nature of racist electoral politics, and allowed for the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to gain Congressional passage. This telegram was possibly a form letter sent to multiple Congressmen.

Title: Telegram from Richard Q. Praeger to Congressman Jack Brooks, October 10, 1072
Identifier: camh-dob-011100
Creator: American Institute of Consulting Engineers
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Architects and engineers, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-10-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Richard Q. Praeger, President of The American Institute of Consulting Engineers, to Congressman Jack Brooks, announcing a meeting in Houston, Texas, and continued support for Brooks.

Title: Telegram from Robert F. Kennedy to Jack Brooks, March 16, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001608
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Dates: 1968-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy telegrams Jack Brooks to announce his decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. He states that he is not running in opposition of any person already running, specifically describing himself as running "in harmony" with Eugene McCarthy.

Title: Telegram from Sam Rayburn to Jack Brooks November 4, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001782
Creator: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Elections
Dates: 1954-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram sent by Speaker Sam Rayburn congratulating Jack Brooks on his re-election to the House.

Title: Telegram from the NAACP southwest regional office to Jack Brooks, February 11, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001823
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-02-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram from Clarence A. Laws, field director of the Southwest Regional Office of the NAACP thanking Jack Brooks for his vote for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Title: Telegram message from constituent Martin to Congressman Jack Brooks, July 13, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014464
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-07-13, 1987-07-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram message from constituents Bob and Mary Martin, expressing pride in Congressman Jack Brooks's actions during the Iran-Contra trials.

Title: Telegram message rom constituent Thomas to Congressman Jack Brooks, July 21, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014390
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-07-21, 1987-07-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram message from a constituent that claims that Congressman Jack Brooks's stance in the Iran-Contra trials embarasses residents of southeast Texas.

Title: Telegram statement by Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001365
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement sent by telegram to local media in the Second Congressional District. Jack Brooks calls for Democrats to unify behind their candidate for the Senate. Telegram is undated, but may have been sent in 1961 after the special election to fill Lyndon Johnson's seat upon his election as Vice President.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks regarding McGee Bend Dam and Majority Leader Johnson's role
Identifier: camh-dob-001055
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local media regarding Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson's role in McGee Bend Dam funding legislation.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to Beaumont and Lufkin media regarding McGee Bend Dam, June 13, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001049
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1956-06-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to Beaumont and Lufkin media regarding McGee Bend Dam, June 13, 1956.

Title: Telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local paper regarding funding for Lamar University, March 28, 1956.
Identifier: camh-dob-001051
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Dates: 1956-03-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram statement from Jack Brooks to local media regarding funding for Lamar University dormitories and his longterm support for his alma mater.

Title: Telephone message note on ABC interview, August 10, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014536
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-08-10, 1987-08-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telephone message note on David Feinberg from ABC Radio News wanting to interview Congressman Jack Brooks in reaction to statements by President Ronald Reagan's statements.

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