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Title: News release, October 17, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002188
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Light bulbs
Dates: 1966-10-17
Box: 2007-255/124
Folder: Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing one of the findings of a report released by the Government Activities Subcommittee on light bulb efficiency. Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee.

Title: News release, October 18, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001998
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-18
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks regarding taxpayer funding of Vice President Spiro Agnew's home. Brooks advocates for the establishment of a permanent residence for the Vice President.

Title: News release, October 7, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001950
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-07
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks regarding Administrator Arthur Sampson of the General Services Administration's appearance before the Government Operations Committee. A copy of this news release was included in correspondence with John P. Sensenig of the Pennsylvania Governor's D.C. office. This item is the original.

Title: News release, October 9, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001986
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-09
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing that the Government Operations Committee, chaired by Jack Brooks, approved a bill 36-0 that would authorize the General Accounting Office to make audits of the Internal Revenue Service. Brooks co-sponsored the bill with Congressman Ben Rosenthal of New York.

Title: News release regarding San Clemente, February 22, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001732
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-02-22
Box: 2007-255/302
Folder: 254.22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release sent by Jack Brooks regarding President Richard Nixon's justification for using public funds to upgrade his residence in San Clemente, CA.

Title: News release, September 20, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002070
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1967-09-20
Box: 2007-255/161
Folder: Government Operations - Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing that light bulb manufacturers agreed to market longer-lasting light bulbs. Jack Brooks led his Government Activities Subcommittee in an investigation of light bulb longevity.

Title: News release, September 21, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001951
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-09-21
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from Jack Brooks announcing a hearing where Arthur Sampson, Administrator of the General Services Administration, will appear to discuss a federal office building in Laguna Niguel, CA.

Title: Nixon's Intention to Donate San Clemente to United States, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001239
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/328
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Unattributed notes, possibly written by Jack Brooks, regarding President Richard Nixon's stated intention to donate his San Clemente property to the United States government and why it does not affect his alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution.

Title: Note from Arthur Sampson to Jack Brooks, July 24, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002098
Creator: Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-07-24
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note on General Services Administration stationery from Arthur F. Sampson, Administrator of the GSA, to Jack Brooks asking for a private meeting.

Title: Note from Clarence J. Brown, Jr. to Jack Brooks, March 11, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001832
Creator: Brown, Clarence J., 1927-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-11
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note given to Jack Brooks by Congressman Clarence J. Brown, a Republican colleague on the Government Operations Committee, during a mark-up session on revenue sharing. Brooks was the chairman.

Title: Objectives of Hearings, [1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002048
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.3
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document briefly lists the objectives of the hearings regarding the improper use of federal funds on President Richard Nixon's private property. The handwritten notes at the bottom were most likely written by Jack Brooks either during or in preparation for the hearings.

Title: Opening statement by Chairman Jack Brooks, Government Activities Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, at hearing on Department of the Interior, August 15, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001508
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1962-08-15
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.51
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Opening statement on the third day of Brooks's subcommittee's hearings on economic efficiency in government agencies.

Title: Opening Statement by Max M. Kampelman, October 12, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002067
Creator: Kampelman, Max M., 1920-2013
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1967-10-12
Box: 2007-255/161
Folder: Government Operations - Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of the opening statement made by Max Kampelman, the moderator of Washington Week in Review, regarding Jack Brooks's lightbulb investigation in his Government Activities Subcommittee hearings.

Title: Opening Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties (second day), October 11, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001994
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-11
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Opening statement delivered by Jack Brooks on the second day of hearings investigating the expenditure of federal funds on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Outline of Hearing, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002166
Creator: Jones, Bill
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Outline of suggested topics to cover in the hearing provided for Jack Brooks by staffer Bill Jones.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-002496
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1962
Box: 2007-255/750
Folder: Subcommittee Hearings FAA 1962
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks pointing at a display of photographs used during one of his Government Activities Subcommittee's hearings into the FAA. In this case the hearing dealt with misbehavior by pilots.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Charlotte Brooks, June 24, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-002505
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-06-24
Box: 2007-255/751
Folder: Testing lightbulbs 6/24/64
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks and his wife Charlotte Brooks testing lightbulbs. Brooks used his Government Activities Subcommittee to investigate the price and longevity of lightbulbs eventually pushing manufacturers to increase the life of lightbulbs.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Elmer Staats, March 31, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002506
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1964-03-31
Box: 2007-255/751
Folder: ADP Hearings 3/31/65
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Elmer Staats, the Comptroller General of the United States, during the Automatic Data Processing hearings Brooks held in his Government Activities Subcommittee. The Brooks ADP Act passed in 1965.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, June 26, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-002503
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-06-26
Box: 2007-255/751
Folder: JB w/lightbulbs 6/26/64
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks holding a lightbulb. Brooks used his Government Activities Subcommittee to investigate the price and longevity of lightbulbs eventually pushing manufacturers to increase the life of lightbulbs.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002531
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Box: 2007-255/755
Folder: Govt Operations Committee Meeting
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks during a Government Operations Committee hearing. Brooks was the Chairman of the Committee from 1975-1989.

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