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Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001532
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Brooks speaks before the House of Representatives about a Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations. He says, "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and insert extraneous material." Material attached [camh-dob-001533].

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks, U.S. House of Representatives, March 17, 1976, Today in Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-002428
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-03-17
Box: 2007-255/371
Folder: 302.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's remarks as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations regarding a pilot program for booklets distributed to Capitol tourists titled "Today in Congress" containing information about the daily hearings and happenings of Congress.

Title: Excerpts from an address by Leonard W. Hall, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Before the Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis Convention at Houston, Texas, October 13, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001422
Creator: Hall, Leonard W. (Leonard Wood), 1900-1979
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Box: 2007-255/12
Folder: 7.19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The speech discusses accusations made by Republican Party members regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Remarks by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, South Texas State Fair Grounds, Beaumont, Texas, Saturday, September 28, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001529
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress
Dates: 1963-09-28
Box: 2007-255/139
Folder: LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Official speech delivered by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during his visit to the 2nd Congressional District of Texas, represented by Jack Brooks. Johnson compliments Jack Brooks on his work as the area's congressman and notes that Brooks and his wife Charlotte have been close friends to the Johnsons. The speech addresses the ongoing developments of the Cold War and includes sections titled, "Strength of Free Men," "The Reason for the Change," "Unity and Survival," "First Step," "American Leadership," and "Hopeful Times."

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Lamar University, Beaumont, Commencement Exercises, Beaumont, Texas, May 20, 1995
Identifier: camh-dob-000989
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1995-05-20
Box: 2007-255/746
Folder: 8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's commencement speech at Lamar University discussing the highlights of his career, including working with Dolph Briscoe to make Lamar a four-year college, and working with Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson in Congress.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Port Neches Chamber of Commerce, Port Neches, Texas, Wednesday, January 11, 1988 [sic]
Identifier: camh-dob-001640
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1988-01-11
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A typo in the title misdates the speech, but context shows it was delivered in 1989. Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes addresses the important issues confronting the 9th Congressional District, the 101st Congress, and the United States. He highlights the prominence of Texas representation in the federal government, including incoming President George H.W. Bush, Speaker of the House Jim Wright, and Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Lloyd Bentsen. He is hopeful for the Bush administration in comparison to the Reagan administration, but reminds the audience to be critical of the bigger picture, including the unemployment rate, trade deficit, and national debt.

Title: Response of Congressman Jack Brooks, Chamber of Commerce Roast, Beaumont Hilton, Beaumont, Texas, Friday, June 9, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001654
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1989-06-09
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks in response to his roast with a tongue-in-cheek description of Beaumont and its people. He concludes by joking he aims to stay in Congress until he is at least eighty-eight years old, like his recently deceased friend, Congressman Claude Pepper.

Title: Speech roasting Jack Brooks, speaker unknown, undated [June 9, 1989]
Identifier: camh-dob-001652
Topic: United States. Congress, Speeches
Dates: 1989-06-09
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A speech delivered at a roast of Jack Brooks by one of his friends with jokes about his personal and professional life. Topics include his childhood in Beaumont, his time at Lamar College and the University of Texas at Austin, his time in the Marine Corps, his career in Congress, and his wife, Charlotte Brooks. Though the speech does not list a speaker, a handwritten note from Brooks's friend, Charles Turco, is attached [camh-dob-001653] and his name is listed in the program [camh-dob-001651].

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, before the Democratic caucus, on legislative veto, Wednesday, March 15, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-001551
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1978-03-15
Box: 2007-255/436
Folder: Speeches 1978
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's statement against making the legislative veto applicable to all federal rules and regulations that are issued. Brooks argues that it would be transferring Executive Branch duties to Congress. Brooks notes that the impetus for the procedure comes from concern that Congressional oversight has lapsed. As Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, Brooks refutes this belief, providing statistics for his committee's meetings and hearings in 1977 as proof.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, in House of Representatives, February 7, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001536
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1977-02-07
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement delivered by Jack Brooks introducing congressional reorganization legislation. The aim of the legislation was to improve efficiency.

Title: Statement of Mr. Brooks (Texas), Under Special Orders of Mr. Rhodes (Arizona), U.S. House of Representatives, Tuesday, February 1, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001535
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1977-02-01
Box: 2007-255/409
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An official statement from Brooks paying tribute to President Ford. Brooks says, "I am proud to call President Ford my friend and wish him a full and rewarding future."