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Title: Various reportings of federal expenditures at San Clemente and Key Biscayne, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001244
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Unattributed notes (possibly written by Jack Brooks or staff) about a reported effort by the Nixon Administration to conceal government expenditures at President Richard Nixon's homes at Key Biscayne and San Clemente.

Title: Vote count of the Ninth Congressional District of Texas, 1970 U.S. Senate race between Lloyd Bentsen and George H.W. Bush, undated [November 1970]
Identifier: camh-dob-001687
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1970-11
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 190.63
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The vote count of Jack Brooks's Ninth Congressional District in the midterm election for U.S. Senate on November 3, 1970, attached to his congratulatory letter to Bentsen [camh-dob-001686]. Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen beat Republican candidate George H.W. Bush by 8,062 votes. Brooks endorsed Bentsen for Senate.

Title: Vote in Senate on Override, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002076
Topic: United States. Congress. Senate., Legislation
Box: 2007-255/291
Folder: H.R. 3932, House Floor, May 1, 1973
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a list of votes for and against overriding the President's veto on S. 518 (the Senate version of H.R. 3932). The bill, introduced by Jack Brooks, would have made the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a position requiring Senate approval. The President vetoed the bill. The Senate voted to override, but the House vote failed.

Title: Vote tallies, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001883
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections
Box: 2007-255/16
Folder: 1958 Primary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note of what appear to be voting tallies for elections in Jefferson County from the 1958 primary election.

Title: Voting Rights Act of 1965, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002269
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Box: 2007-255/133
Folder: Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of the Voting Rights Act sent to Jack Brooks by Harold "Barefoot" Sanders. Certain passages of the bill are underlined in pencil, but it is not clear whether this was done by Brooks or a member of his staff.

Title: Wednesday, March 17, 1976, Today in Congress, Prepared by the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations
Identifier: camh-dob-002429
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-03-17
Box: 2007-255/371
Folder: 302.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A booklet for Capitol tourists prepared by the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, chaired by Jack Brooks. Booklet sections include, "For your information," "The way Congress works," and, "Congressional Record, Daily Digest," in addition to a Senator and Representative directory.

Title: Western Union Data Services company press release, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002032
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Box: 2007-255/283
Folder: 247.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Press release from the Western Union Data Services company announcing a pilot program introducing communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Whip advisory on the Federal Election Campaign Amendments of 1976 conference report, April 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001969
Topic: Elections, United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-04-29
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.7
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A whip advisory summarizing the key points of a Federal Elections Commission report and the consequences of a recent Supreme Court ruling.

Title: White House press release, August 1, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-002392
Topic: Legislation
Dates: 1977-08-01
Box: 2007-255/398
Folder: 324.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Press release issued by the White House announcing President Jimmy Carter's reorganization and consolidation plan for consumer agencies within the federal government.

Title: White House use of the IRS for illegal political purposes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001833
Topic: Impeachment, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum written by Brooks staff detailing illegal use of the Internal Revenue Service by President Richard Nixon and concluding that the actions were impeachable.

Title: Witness list, Government Activities Subcommittee hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties, October 10-11-12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002171
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-12
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 Hearing on GSA Expenditures at Presidential Complexes - San Clemente and Key Biscayne
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: List of witnesses scheduled to appear during the Government Activities Subcommittee's hearings investigating the use of federal funds to improve President Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL.

Title: Work of the Impeachment Inquiry Staff as of March 1, 1974, report to Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives
Identifier: camh-dob-001151
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-03-01
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Status report on factual investigation of inquiry into President Nixon