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Title: Annotated draft of press release, September 23, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001811
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1964-09-23
Box: 2007-255/112
Folder: 88.17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft of a press release regarding a proposal by House Republicans and members of the Southern Bloc to create a special subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to investigate the Justice Department. The Teamsters union, including its leader James R. Hoffa, pressed for such an investigation.

Title: Annotated speech excerpts, July 24, 1974-July 30, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002100
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-07-30
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: Inn. [illegible] + openings
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech urging the House Judiciary Committee pass Articles of Impeachment out of committee. The speeches are snippets of colloquy that Jack Brooks delivered during the hearings, most falling on Tuesday, July 29th. Brooks's focus in these speeches is on the charges of tax fraud against President Richard Nixon, and his personal efforts to induce the IRS to institute audits and investigations against his political enemies.

Title: Annotated statement regarding Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas requesting White House tapes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001107
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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 draft of a statement by Jack Brooks regarding his frustration with President Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas during the impeachment inquiry against Nixon.

Title: Biographical Sketch of Congressman Jack Brooks, Second District of Texas, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001881
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Box: 2007-255/16
Folder: Biographical Sketch of JB
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Short biography of Jack Brooks highlighting his work in the Texas House of Representatives as well as the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. The document is undated, but would have been written between 1962 and 1964. The Texas House of Representatives re-drew Congressional districts effective January 1, 1967 and Brooks began representing the 9th District from that point onwards.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001834
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-29
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks regarding impeachment and the impacts of President Richard Nixon's offenses on the nation.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001838
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks during Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings regarding President Richard Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service as a political tool.

Title: Draft -- Additional Views of Congressman Jack Brooks, August 5, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001893
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-08-05
Box: 2007-255/329
Folder: File V
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed draft of Jack Brooks's view that Richard Nixon violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution and that the articles of impeachment should have included this violation. Future drafts of this statement were signed by other Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: Draft article of impeachment, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001836
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding federal income tax fraud.

Title: Draft Articles of Impeachment, July 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001021
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07
Box: 2007-255/315
Folder: 268.3
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A 12-page typewritten draft of Articles of Impeachment with handwritten notes for editing. The draft originally had 10 different Articles but handwritten edits brought it down to 7 different Articles. The House Judiciary Committee ultimately agreed upon three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. A label on the front says "Draft Showing Most Changes" [camh-dob-001678].

Title: Draft of Statement regarding Special House Judiciary Subcommittee, July 22, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001803
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1959-07-22
Box: 2007-255/78
Folder: Sp. Jud. Sub.
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Annotated draft of a statement that outlines the objectives of a new subcommittee to investigate state taxation of income derived from interstate commerce. Jack Brooks was a member of the subcommittee.

Title: Draft opening statement of Jack Brooks, Impeachment Hearing, July 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002422
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-07-24
Box: 2007-255/325
Folder: 0.25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft of Jack Brooks's opening statement during impeachment hearings in the Judiciary Committee.

Title: Draft questions for Gerald Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002088
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/292
Folder: Untitled Folder
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten draft of questions in preparation for Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings after being nominated to serve as Vice President. The notes include some handwritten questions that appear to have been written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Draft, remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001856
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft remarks by Jack Brooks on his vote to approve Gerald Ford's nomination as Vice President.

Title: Edmund Burke quote on impeachment,1839
Identifier: camh-dob-000968
Creator: Burke, Edmund, [1729?]-1797
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1839
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Research material used by Jack Brooks during the impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon.

Title: Handwritten draft of a resolution, March 7, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001869
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-03-07
Box: 2007-255/327
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten draft of a resolution to send a letter to Judge John Sirica regarding materials the grand jury determined should be sent to the House Judiciary Committee. Handwriting appears to belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten draft of memo regarding subcommittee investigation, September 1, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001818
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1964-09-01
Box: 2007-255/112
Folder: 88.17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The draft, written by Jack Brooks, announces the findings of an ad hoc subcommittee regarding allegations by the Teamsters Union and leader James R. Hoffa against the Justice Department. After hearing testimony, the subcommittee determined that the allegations by the Teamsters Union had no basis in fact. Brooks was a member of this five member subcommittee, as well as the official, ten member subcommittee that later replaced it.

Title: Handwritten note from Barbara Jordan to Jack Brooks, May 31, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002417
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-05-31
Box: 2007-255/325
Folder: Rep. Jack Brooks
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan granting Jack Brooks her proxy on all votes before the Judiciary Committee on May 31, 1974.

Title: Handwritten notes, April 4, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001887
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-04
Box: 2007-255/329
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding the impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but they appear to be written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes, February 14, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001874
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-02-14
Box: 2007-255/327
Folder: Jack Brooks folder
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Committee on Government Operations notepaper. Notes relate to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but handwriting appears to belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes from Judiciary Committee meeting, April 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001866
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-11
Box: 2007-255/327
Folder: Meeting re: subpoena, 4/11/74
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding subpoenas. Notes are unsigned and in both pen and pencil, but handwriting may belong to Jack Brooks.

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