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Title
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Handwritten note from staff regarding amendment to HR 5921, [July 1959]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001622
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The note instructs an assistant to make sure that Jack Brooks receives the amendment, which was proposed by Emanuel Celler in an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies.
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Title
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Handwritten notes, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002018
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Topic
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Legislation, Public works
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Box
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2007-255/263
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Folder
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310.3
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes detailing proposed public works projects in Jack Brooks's district.
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Title
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Handwritten statement, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002016
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/263
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Folder
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310.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A handwritten statement expressing Jack Brooks's support for an amendment proposed by Congressman Olin Teague adding VA funding to an appropriations bill.
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Title
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House approves legislation to combat hate crimes
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000999
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/746
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Folder
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11
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release detailing Jack Brooks's proposed bill, H.R. 1152, which would direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to adopt sentencing guidelines to increase, by three offense levels, the sentence imposed on those convicted of hate crimes.
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Title
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H.R. 11005, March 9, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001898
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, National parks and reserves -- Management
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Dates
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1960-03-09
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Box
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2007-255/743
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Folder
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Brooks---Bills (Legislation)
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Legislation introduced by Jack Brooks to enable management of national parks and their resources for multiple uses.
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Title
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H.R. 11552, Voter Registration Act -- Suggested amendments offered by Secretary of State White, [August 1976]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001973
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-2017
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1976-08
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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The annotated summary outlines the amendments Texas Secretary of State Mark White proposed regarding the Voter Registration Act. White wished to exempt states that already had systems in place to allow voters to register by mail, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail.
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Title
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H.R. 15165, December 9, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001593
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Topic
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Legislation, Birth control
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Dates
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1969-12-09
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Box
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2007-255/188
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Folder
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173.16
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Legislation concerning population control.
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Title
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H.R. 404, January 3, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001595
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Computers, Legislation
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Dates
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1969-01-03
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Box
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2007-255/188
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Folder
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173.16
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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 bill bringing computers to Congress for legislative uses.
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Title
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H.R. 5171, March 28, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001880
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Electronic data processing, Legislation
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Dates
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1963-03-28
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Box
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2007-255/16
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Folder
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Legislation HR5171
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Copy of H.R. 5171 introduced by Jack Brooks. The legislation would allow the General Services Administration to decide whether to lease or purchase electronic data processing equipment and to provide that equipment to federal agencies. Brooks estimated that the bill would save taxpayers $100 million annually. H.R. 5171 passed the House, but not the Senate.
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Title
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H.R. 7757
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001807
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Sp. Jud. Sub.
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A bill related to the work of a subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of which Jack Brooks was a member. The subcommittee was tasked with investigating the state taxation of income derived from interstate commerce.
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Title
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H.R. 8075, redistricting legislation in Texas, July 11, 1961
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001339
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1961-07-11
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Box
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2007-255/92
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Folder
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77.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A copy of the redistricting legislation referenced in correspondence between Jack Brooks and Robert J. Corbett.
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Title
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Interview transcript, February 6, 1968
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002180
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Computers, Legislation
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Dates
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1968-02-06
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Box
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2007-255/124
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Folder
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Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Copy of an interview transcript regarding the use and purchase of computers by the federal government. It is not clear whether this is an excerpt of a longer interview, who the interviewer was, or in what venue the interview appeared.
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Title
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Interview transcript, KFDM-TV, undated [September 1963]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001312
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Foreign affairs
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Dates
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1963-09
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A transcript, with handwritten edits, of a radio interview conducted by Jack Brooks during Vice President Lyndon Johnson's visit to the Second Congressional District of Texas. Brooks asks Johnson about foreign allies, tax cut legislation, and Johnson's long political career.
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Introduction of Vice President Lyndon Johnson, By Congressman Jack Brooks, Brooks Farm, Jasper County, September 29, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001528
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), Legislation
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Dates
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1963-09-29
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks introduces Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at his family farm in Jasper. In this speech, Brooks commends Johnson for his help securing the legislation for the Sam Rayburn Dam.
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It's up to the Senate, Beaumont Enterprise, Thursday, August 11, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002408
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-08-11
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.
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Joint Statement of the Waterways Committee and the Fresh Water Supply Committee of the Port Arthur, Texas, Chamber of Commerce to the Bureau of the Budget on Navigation Improvements Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas and Fresh Water Supply McGee Bend Dam in Washington D.C., October 23, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001462
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-10-23
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Box
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2007-255/5
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Folder
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Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A statement to Congress from the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce regarding how important two proposed infrastructure projects, the Sabine-Neches waterway and the McGee Bend Dam, are to Port Arthur and the surrounding region. Port Arthur was in Jack Brooks's district and he played an integral role working with his constituents to appropriate federal funding for the projects.
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Judiciary Committee roll call sheet for the Civil Rights bill, October 29, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001601
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1963-10-29
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Box
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2007-255/17
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Folder
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0.47
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A voting sheet for the Judiciary Committee's consideration of the civil rights bill proposed by President John F. Kennedy, a month before his assassination. This version of the bill did not pass.
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Judiciary Committee staff memo, July 20, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001623
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Topic
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Legislation, Copyright
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Dates
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1959-07-20
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Box
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2007-255/78
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Folder
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Jud. HR 5921
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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C.F. Brickfield, counsel to the Judiciary Committee, introduces the attached memorandum and amendment to H.R. 5921. The bill, proposed by Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, would allow the copyright owners of songs to receive performance royalties from jukebox operators. Celler proposed the attached amendment in an attempt to reach a settlement between jukebox operators and performing arts societies regarding the details of the payments.
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Title
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Legislation on Reorganization of Congress, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001755
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Topic
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Legislation, United States. Congress
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Box
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2007-255/219
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Folder
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194.4
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Typewritten notes with handwritten emendations regarding proposed legislation to change certain committee and Congressional policies on staffing, voting, organization, and transparency.
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Leter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 25, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002214
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
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Dates
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1965-05-25
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Box
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2007-255/133
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Folder
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Legis: Judiciary Voting Rights
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from constituent Betty Rigler asking Jack Brooks about his position on the elimination of the poll tax.