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Title: Copy of a House of Representatives resolution regarding peace in Vietnam, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001216
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1969-11-03
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of the House of Representatives resolution supporting President Nixon and his efforts to negotiate a just peace in Vietnam. This resolution copy was attached to Jim Wright's November 3, 1969 letter to Jack Brooks [camh-dob-00138], in addition to a list of fifty Democratic co-sponsors [camh-dob-001217].

Title: Draft of Jack Brooks's speech to the House of Representatives regarding the Vietnam Resolution, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001202
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
Dates: 1969-11-03
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft with handwritten edits of Jack Brooks's remarks to the House of Representatives regarding a Vietnam Resolution which he was co-sponsoring with fifty other Democrats. His speech calls for Americans and Congress to support President Richard Nixon's efforts to negotiate a "lasting peace in Vietnam." A copy of the resolution is attached to Congressman Jim Wright's November 3, 1969 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001138].

Title: Gallup Poll regarding Richard Nixon's Vietnam policies speech, November 5, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001200
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Speeches
Dates: 1969-11-05
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A two-page Gallup Poll detailing public approval ratings of President Nixon after his November 3, 1969 Vietnam policies speech. It reports that Nixon won a vote of confidence of seventy-seven percent of Americans on his Vietnam policies. The report says that although the public had a "highly favorable" initial reaction, public opinion in the coming weeks would largely depend on the actual withdrawal rate of U.S. troops from Vietnam. This Gallup Poll was attached to a November 5, 1969 letter from Special Assistant Bryce Harlow to Congressman Jack Brooks regarding President Nixon's public approval ratings [camh-dob-001141].

Title: Letter from Bryce Harlow to Jack Brooks, November 5, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001141
Creator: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Speeches
Dates: 1969-11-05
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Bryce Harlow, special assistant to President Richard Nixon, to Jack Brooks hoping Brooks was as impressed as he was with the "overwhelming public support of the President's position" regarding President Nixon's November 3, 1969 speech about Vietnam. Harlow writes, "This reaction appeared to be so impressive that I thought you would want to have it called to your personal attention in the event you had not noted it in the press." He attached a photograph of President Nixon in the Oval Office with H.R. Haldeman and a two-page Gallup Poll about the public's approval of President Nixon's Vietnam policies.

Title: Letter from Bryce Harlow to Jack Brooks, November 7, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001201
Creator: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Letters
Dates: 1969-11-07
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Bryce Harlow, Special Assistant to President Richard Nixon, in response to Congressman Jack Brooks's November 4, 1969 letter regarding the Vietnam Resolution [camh-dob-001140]. He defends President Nixon's Vietnam policies and November 3, 1969 speech, which Brooks had criticized.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001140
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
Dates: 1969-11-04
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, special assistant to President Richard Nixon, about not withdrawing his name from the Vietnam Resolution. Brooks says "it took a lot of forebearance [sic] not to do so after hearing the President's speech" on November 3, 1969; he enclosed a marked copy of President Nixon's speech [not attached to this item][camh-dob-001203]. Brooks tells Bryce: "Very honestly, I feel our interests would be best served if neither Party attempted to make political gains out of our peace efforts."

Title: Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001138
Creator: Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1969-11-03
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jim Wright to Jack Brooks enclosing a copy of their resolution [camh-dob-001216] with a list of fifty Democratic sponsors [camh-dob-001217]. A handwritten note from Wright says, "Jack, I think you'll agree that this is a pretty fair cross section for a starter..." The Resolution is an affirmation from Congress that it supports President Nixon's efforts to negotiate a "just peace" in Vietnam.

Title: List of Democratic co-sponsors of the Vietnam Resolution, November 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001217
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1969-11-03
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A list of fifty Democratic co-sponsors for the resolution for peace in Vietnam. It includes handwritten marks next to the Texas representatives. This list was attached to Jim Wright's November 3, 1969 letter to Jack Brooks [camh-dob-001138] and a copy of the resolution [camh-dob-001216].

Title: Photograph of Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman in the Oval Office, November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001142
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Speeches
Dates: 1969-11-04
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A photograph of President Nixon and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman in the Oval office the day after his November 3, 1969 speech on Vietnam policies. The photograph was attached to a November 5, 1969 letter from Special Assistant Bryce Harlow to Congressman Jack Brooks regarding President Nixon's public approval ratings [camh-dob-001141].

Title: Text of the President's Address on Vietnam, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001203
Creator: Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
Dates: 1969-11-04
Box: 2007-255/185
Folder: 169.38
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Text of President Richard Nixon's November 3, 1969 address on Vietnam, published the next morning in the Evening Star. Jack Brooks enclosed a highlighted copy of the address to Bryce Harlow in his November 4, 1969 letter in which he criticized Nixon's speech, indicating his disagreements via highlighter [camh-dob-001140]. This item is attached to Bryce Harlow's November 7, 1969 response to Brooks [camh-dob-001201] and multiple draft speeches for Brooks, including his speech to Congress about the Vietnam Resolution [camh-dob-001202].