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Title: Telephone note from constituent Stelly to Congressman Jack Brooks, July 14, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-014460
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987-07-14
1987-07-14
Box: 2007-255-620
Folder: 1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An office note on a telephone call from constituent Stelly saying that Congressman Jack Brooks was doing well during the Iran-Contra hearings.

Title: Tentative draft resolution to direct the Speaker of Representatives to certify a certain report of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives to the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, undated.
Identifier: camh-dob-001153
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Contains draft resolution plus handwriting (likely that of House aide Dan Cohen) re: forms of contempt the House may proceed with.

Title: Testimony, Herbert W. Kalmbach: The President's interest in his San Clemente estate, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001241
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Transcript of testimony by Herbert Kalmbach, President Richard Nixon's attorney, to the Judiciary Committee's special counsel, Albert Jenner. Kalmbach's testimony discusses President Nixon's interest in his private property in San Clemente.

Title: "The Missing Articles," Op-Ed by William Shannon in New York Times, August 2, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001147
Creator: Shannon, William V., 1927-1988
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-08-02
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Brooks had several copies of this op-ed in his possession, likely for distribution. Shannon points to Brooks' investigative work around Nixon's potential commission of tax fraud and emoluments violations as a potential article of impeachment. Nixon's impeachment articles did not include these items.

Title: Time interview transcript with Jack Brooks about the Department of Justice and the INSLAW investigation
Identifier: camh-dob-001003
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks answers whether or not he believed the Judiciary Committee was stonewalled by the Department of Justice while it conducted the INSLAW investigation, and his view on the Office of Professional Responsibility and the function it serves.

Title: Timeline of Betty Wright's involvement with George Mallick and Mallightco Inc., [1989]
Identifier: camh-dob-001487
Topic: United States. Congress, Scandals
Dates: 1989
Box: 2007-255/662
Folder: 0.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The highlighted timeline demonstrates that Betty Wright was not receiving a salary and various perks in order to avoid the Congressional limit on gifts.

Title: Transcribed letter from Peter Rodino to President Nixon, dated February 26, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001154
Creator: Rodino, Peter W.
Contributor: Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-02-26
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Contains draft resolution plus handwriting (likely that of House aide Dan Cohen) re: forms of contempt the House may proceed with.

Title: Two concepts of impeachable offenses regarding the attempted impeachment of Justice Douglas, November 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000957
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981, Rogers, Byron G. (Byron Giles), 1900-1983
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-26
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The summary discusses a report regarding the nature of impeachable offenses in relation to the impeachment proceedings against Supreme Court Associate Justice William O. Douglas. The report was signed by Congressmen Jack Brooks, Emanuel Celler, and Byron Rogers.

Title: Typed note, August 5, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001886
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-08-05
Box: 2007-255/329
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed note regarding a bet Jack Brooks made with Barbara Jordan regarding the timing of John Doar's report. Doar was the counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Title: Typed notes concerning the political messaging of the impeachment investigation, January 7, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001236
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-01-07
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Unattributed notes, possibly written by Jack Brooks or his staff, that raise the concern that President Richard Nixon and his administration are trying to paint the impeachment investigation as a "partisan vendetta." The notes offer a suggested draft statement rejecting that framing.

Title: Typed notes listing potentially impeachable offenses, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001237
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed list of impeachable offenses with annotations. The notes are unsigned and undated, but likely created by Jack Brooks or his staff.

Title: Typed notes outlining questions and details in draft articles of impeachment written by Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes contain questions and allegations against the President under I. Personal Finances, II. Watergate Related Activities, III. Failure to Govern According to Law, IV. Campaign Finance Activities, along with Further Steps to be Taken, including getting subpoena power, cooperation of Leon Jaworski, setting up task forces to investigate the President, and hiring investigators and lawyers to support investigations.

Title: Unamimous Consent Request draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001105
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/115
Folder: JB's Impeachment Info- 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An annotated request asking Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino to send a letter to President Richard Nixon regarding his noncompliance with subpeonas.

Title: [Undated and untitled document] Factual Justifications
Identifier: camh-dob-001152
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document that outlines false or misleading statements by administration officials, other acts that justify articles of impeachment against President Nixon.

Title: UPI wire statement regarding the Judiciary Committee approving legislation to limit the amount of money spent on private presidential homes, November 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001116
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-11-29
Box: 2007-255/314
Folder: 266.7
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks introduced the legislation in response to Richard Nixon's use of federal funds at his Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: Various arguments in defense of Jim Wright and Betty Wright, [1989]
Identifier: camh-dob-001486
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Scandals
Dates: 1989
Box: 2007-255/662
Folder: 0.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document lists a variety of reasons why the allegations of ethics violations against Speaker of the House Jim Wright are not valid.

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: 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

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