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Title: Handwritten note from President Bill Clinton to Jack Brooks, December 1, 1994
Identifier: camh-dob-000980
Creator: Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1994-12-01
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note from President Bill Clinton expressing his condolences to Jack Brooks after his loss in the 1994 election.

Title: Handwritten note to Congressman Jack Brooks upon leaving office, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-000976
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Conciliatory note signed "Emma" wishing Brooks well upon the end of his career in the House.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, April 15, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001110
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1974-04-15
Box: 2007-255/314
Folder: 266.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Andrew Young requesting support for a bill to honor Hank Aaron, a Black major league baseball player.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, November 21, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001342
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1961-11-21
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Bill Bradley, a constituent from Orange, TX, who is concerned that Rep. John McCormack will succeed Sam Rayburn as Speaker of the House and put his religious preferences ahead of his governmental duty.

Title: Letter from Charles Rose to Jack Brooks, November 14, 1979
Identifier: camh-dob-002434
Creator: Rose, Charles G., 1939-2012
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Television programs
Dates: 1979-11-14
Box: 2007-255/448
Folder: 363.4
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman Charles Rose to his colleagues in Congress with an attached questionnaire about how broadcasting the House floor proceedings has impacted the way they perform their duties.

Title: Letter from Charles Rose to Jack Brooks, November 30, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001666
Creator: Rose, Charles G., 1939-2012
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1976-11-30
Box: 2007-255/359
Folder: 289.18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman Charlie Rose with an enclosed copy of an article from the San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle endorsing Phillip Burton for House Majority Leader [camh-dob-001667]. Rose tells Congressman Brooks that Burton is "the only candidate who has the legislative background, the political savvy, and the pragmatic approach to issues to give our new President the support he needs."

Title: Letter from David R. Obey, Lloyd Meeds, and Norman E. D'Amours to Carl Albert, June 22, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001289
Creator: Obey, David R., Meeds, Lloyd, 1927-2011, D'Amours, Norman E.
Contributor: Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1976-06-22
Box: 2007-255/359
Folder: 289.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Charman David R. Obey and task force members Lloyd Meeds and Norman E. D'Amours to Speaker of the House Carl Albert. Albert had appointed the Task Force on House Accounts on June 4, 1976 to provide recommendations on reducing government costs and inefficiencies.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks and Frank Horton to Congressional colleagues, October 31, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001987
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Horton, Frank J. (Frank Jefferson), 1919-2004
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1975-10-31
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks and Congressman Frank Horton announcing that the House will be taking up H.R. 7575. This legislation proposed the creation of a consumer protection agency.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks and Laurence Curtis to the House of Representatives, March 5, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001473
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Curtis, Laurence
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1956-03-05
Box: 2007-255/33
Folder: 16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks and Representative Laurence Curtis ask their colleagues to support a proposed amendment to eliminate provisions to a patent extension bill. The provisions would allow patents to extend beyond 17 years in instances in which patent owners were effected by World War II and the Korean War. Both congressmen were veterans of World War II. Brooks, a Democrat, had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the war. Curtis, a Republican, was a Navy veteran who had lost his leg in an aviation training crash. They explain that the provision would unfairly favor patent holders above others and cause unnecessary administrative expenses to the Patent Office.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, July 7, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001501
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1961-07-07
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituent John F. Graham in which Brooks spells out how he approaches voting on legislation.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, November 29, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001341
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1961-11-29
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent reassuring him that the Democratic members of the House would not elect a Speaker who put any particular group of people ahead of the nation's interests.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Carrie Pipes, January 12, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001785
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Pipes, Carrie
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1953-01-12
Box: 2007-255/11
Folder: Personal - Congratulations Received
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks thanking his grandmother, Carrie Pipes, for her congratulatory telegram. He describes his mother, Grace Brooks's, visit to Washington, D.C. and his swearing-in ceremony.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Chairman, Special Subcommittee on Legislative Reorganization, December 10, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001712
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1969-12-10
Box: 2007-255/189
Folder: 174.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to B.F. Sisk outlining his proposed changes to the Legislative Reorganization Act then being debated in Congress. The Legislative Reorganization Act was passed in 1970.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to colleagues, May 18, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002133
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000, O'Neill, Tip, Ervin, Sam J., Jr. (Sam James), 1896-1985
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-05-18
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In advance of its release to the public, Jack Brooks sent a copy of his press release commenting on President Richard Nixon's veto of the OMB bill to Carl Albert, Tip O'Neil, Mike Reed, Mike Mansfield, Lee Metcalf, and Sam J. Ervin Jr. with whom he had been working on the bill.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Members who voted for OMB Legislation, May 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002080
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1973-05-22
Box: 2007-255/291
Folder: H.R. 3932, House Floor, May 1, 1973
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a letter sent to all Members of Congress who voted for H.R. 3932. The letter urges Members to vote to override the President's veto. H.R. 3932, 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: Letter from Jack Brooks to Ralph Yarborough, July 10, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001479
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Scandals
Dates: 1989-07-10
Box: 2007-255/662
Folder: 0.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks thanks former Senator Ralph Yarborough for supporting Brooks's attempts to defend Speaker of the House Jim Wright during the scandal that ultimately led to his resignation. He also discusses the new Speaker, Tom Foley.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Republican Members who voted against OMB legislation, May 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002079
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Republican party (U.S. : 1854-)
Dates: 1973-05-22
Box: 2007-255/291
Folder: H.R. 3932, House Floor, May 1, 1973
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of a letter addressed to Rep. Charles E. Wiggins, but sent to all Republican Members who voted against H.R. 3932. The letter urges Members to vote to override the President's veto. H.R. 3932, 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: Letter from Jack Brooks to the vice president of Tenneco Inc., April 30, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001588
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Computers
Dates: 1969-04-30
Box: 2007-255/188
Folder: Govt. Activities 1969
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of response from Jack Brooks to Gilbert M. Fitzgerald, Vice President Tenneco Inc., describing his efforts to make his colleagues understand the importance of computers.

Title: Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001138
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1969-11-03
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks enclosing a copy of their resolution [camh-dob-001216] with a list of fifty Democratic sponsors [camh-dob-001217]. A handwritten note from Wright says, "Jack, I think you'll agree that this is a pretty fair cross section for a starter..." The Resolution is an affirmation from Congress that it supports President Nixon's efforts to negotiate a "just peace" in Vietnam.

Title: Letter from Jim Wright to the president of Common Cause, November 23, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001674
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Contributor: Common Cause (U.S.)
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1976-11-23
Box: 2007-255/359
Folder: 289.18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman Jim Wright responding to a questionnaire sent out by Common Cause. Wright's answers are included. The Democratic caucus in the House elected Wright Majority Leader on December 6, 1976.

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