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Title: Handwritten notes regarding Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001324
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes written by Jack Brooks regarding Congressman Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President. Brooks notes that Ford is a "morally decent man" but "not a Democrat."

Title: Handwritten notes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001993
Creator: Jones, Bill
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes, likely by Jack Brooks's longtime aide, Bill Jones, regarding the 1973 investigation of public funds spent on presidential properties. The notes include total known expenditures at San Clemente, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida, which at that point totaled $10,124,000, excluding approximately $1,000,000 per year for Secret Service guards. Also listed are seven items of interest, including a $65,000 fence at Key Biscayne that was a replica of the White House fence, and $172,000 spent on landscaping and paving at San Clemente to enhance its value.

Title: Hearings, Government Activities Subcommittee, 92nd Congress, February 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002240
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-02-29
Box: 2007-255/263
Folder: 310.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A list of hearings conducted by the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, during the 92nd Congress.

Title: House Committee on Government Operations report on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties, May 20, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001330
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-05-20
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: BKUP Taxes
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report detailing unnecessary federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private residences. Contains "supplemental Views of Hon. Jack Brooks."

Title: House Government Activities Subcommittee program for the 90th Congress, 2nd Session, Congressman Jack Brooks, Chairman [1968]
Identifier: camh-dob-002181
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1968
Box: 2007-255/124
Folder: Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document outlining the proposed work for the Government Activities Subcommittee in investigating inefficiency in government agencies. The document is not dated, but the second session of the 90th Congress took place from January 15, 1968 - October 14, 1968.

Title: Houston Chronicle clipping and letter from constituent Harris
Identifier: camh-dob-014489
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: H.R. 15165, December 9, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001593
Topic: Legislation, Birth control
Dates: 1969-12-09
Box: 2007-255/188
Folder: 173.16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Legislation concerning population control.

Title: H.R. 404, January 3, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001595
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Computers, Legislation
Dates: 1969-01-03
Box: 2007-255/188
Folder: 173.16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's bill bringing computers to Congress for legislative uses.

Title: Internal office directions for district mailers, July 23, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001510
Topic: Letters
Dates: 1962-07-23
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.51
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Directions for Brooks's staff to mail news releases to organizations in his district.

Title: Internal office tracking of district mailers, July 23, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001509
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Letters
Dates: 1962-07-23
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.51
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document tracking how many news releases of Jack Brooks's subcommittee work were sent to organizations in his district.

Title: Interview answers from Jack Brooks, February 21, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001931
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975-02-21
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's answers to interview questions for the National Society of Public Accountants regarding the Government Operations Committee and his new role as its Chairman. Brooks details the principal goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of his Committee, and his goals as Chairman.

Title: Interview questions from the National Society of Public Accountants, undated [1975]
Identifier: camh-dob-001932
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Questions for Chairman Jack Brooks from the National Society of Public Accountants. The questions address the goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of the Government Operations Committee, and Brooks's role in achieving those goals. They also address the representation of small business in the Government Operations Committee, discrimminatory policies that impact the licensing of accountants, and Brooks's opinion on the role of accounting in the 1970s.

Title: Interview requests from various news sources
Identifier: camh-dob-014535
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Issues, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002167
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: Issues to be explored in depth during hearings regarding federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. Document provided to Jack Brooks by staffer Bill Jones.

Title: JB's comments, December 18, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002170
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-12-18
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 Hearing on GSA Expenditures at Presidential Complexes - San Clemente and Key Biscayne
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement made by Jack Brooks in response to the release of the Government Accountability Office's audit of federal spending on the private property of Presidents of the United States.

Title: Key Biscayne plot map, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001988
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/208
Folder: Key Biscayne Plot Plan
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A labelled plot map of President Richard Nixon's private home in Key Biscayne, Florida. This home, along with President Nixon's home in San Clemente, CA, were part of an investigation into federal spending by Jack Brooks.

Title: Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001963
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-15
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, criticizes Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler expresses frustration regarding Brooks's steadfast support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. The speech discusses Brooks's personality and reputation, as well as his relationships with colleagues like Carl Albert, Lyndon B. Johnson and the mayors within his district.

Title: Letter and Beaumont Enterprise clippings from constituent Doiron to Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-014352
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Letter and Beaumont Enterprise clippings from constituent Favoh to Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-014416
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

Title: Letter and Beaumont Enterprise clippings sent from constituent Looney to Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-014364
Creator: Beaumont Enterprise (Newspaper)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers

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