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Letter from a reporter to Jack Brooks, October 9, [1970]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001763
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
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Dates
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1970-10-09
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.9
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News asking Jack Brooks to answer questions for the newspaper's "Box 7-8-9" feature. Foote asks about the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.
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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a reporter, October 22, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001764
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
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Dates
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1970-10-22
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.9
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Copy of a letter written in response by Jack Brooks to a query from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News. Brooks responds to Foote's questions regarding the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.
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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, April 28, 1975
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001166
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Rodino, Peter W.
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Topic
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Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
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Dates
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1975-04-28
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Box
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2007-255/349
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Folder
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286.1
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks requests support from Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino in regards to a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, association of trial lawyers of America, Lancaster Ballroom, Savoy Hotel, London, England, Tuesday, January 17, 1989
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001639
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, African Americans--Civil Rights
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Dates
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1989-01-17
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Box
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2007-255/661
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Folder
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0.6
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's speech with handwritten notes in response to being honored by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Brooks reflects on his then thirty-four-year career in the House Judiciary Committee, from the 1950s onwards and the legislative battles over Civil Rights and government accountability, including the Presidency.He reflects on the beginning of his Chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee, concluding that he will endeavour to be fair.