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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 Ralph Yarborough to Tom Foley, June 8, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001481
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Contributor: Foley, Thomas S.
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Scandals
Dates: 1989-06-08
Box: 2007-255/662
Folder: 0.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In a letter former Senator Ralph Yarborough attached to his correspondence with Jack Brooks, Yarborough congratulates Tom Foley, the new Speaker of the House.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Jim Wright, and Tom Foley, May 31, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-002478
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Resignation from office
Dates: 1989-05-31
Box: 2007-255/757
Folder: Spkr Jim Wright Resignation w/Wright and New Spkr Tom Foley 5/31/89
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks with Speaker Jim Wright and incoming Speaker Tom Foley on the day Wright tendered his resignation as Speaker in a speech on the House floor. Tom Foley was elected Speaker upon Wright's exit.