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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: 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: 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