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State dinner for Queen Elizabeth [T 34881]
Title
State dinner for Queen Elizabeth [T 34881]
Identifier
e_dh_0412
Creator
Halstead, Dirck, 1936-....
Topic
Personalities, U.S. Presidents
Dates
1976-07-07
Box
3v136
Folder
53
Resource
Dirck Halstead photographic archive
Description
Queen Elizabeth speaks at dinner as President Gerald Ford looks on
State dinner for Queen Elizabeth [T 34881]
Title
State dinner for Queen Elizabeth [T 34881]
Identifier
e_dh_0411
Creator
Halstead, Dirck, 1936-....
Topic
Personalities, U.S. Presidents, World leaders, First ladies (United States)
Dates
1976-07-07
Box
3v136
Folder
53
Resource
Dirck Halstead photographic archive
Description
Queen Elizabeth, President Gerald Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Henry Kissinger
State History Museum groundbreaking
Title
State History Museum groundbreaking
Identifier
e_kd_0028
Creator
Dickey, Karen
Topic
Texas History
Dates
1999
Box
2011-291/3
Resource
Karen Dickey photographic archive
Description
Photograph of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
State of Israel National Tribute Dinner Honoring Bernard Rapoport, Side B
Title
State of Israel National Tribute Dinner Honoring Bernard Rapoport, Side B, State of Israel National Tribute Dinner Honoring Bernard Rapoport, Side B
Identifier
e_rap_0885, e_rap_0885
Creator
State of Israel, State of Israel
Dates
1994-04
1994-04-01
Box
4D252, WMM12/Audio10
Resource
Bernard Rapoport papers, Bernard Rapoport papers
Description
Tribute dinner for Bernard Rapoport by State of Israel. Side A is blank, Tribute dinner for Bernard Rapoport by State of Israel. Side A is blank
State Senate resolution number 658, May 5, 1965
Title
State Senate resolution number 658, May 5, 1965
Identifier
camh-dob-001444
Topic
Criminal defense lawyers
Dates
1965-05-05
Box
2007-255/129
Folder
122.15
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A copy of the Texas Senate's resolution commending Joe Tonahill for representing Jack Ruby who shot Lee Harvey Oswald. Resolution included in a letter sent by Jack Brooks to Tonahill.
Statement announcing passage of resolution to appoint a subcommittee to investigate Hoffa's allegations, [September 1964]
Title
Statement announcing passage of resolution to appoint a subcommittee to investigate Hoffa's allegations, [September 1964]
Identifier
camh-dob-001814
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1964-09
Box
2007-255/112
Folder
88.17
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement announcing the creation of an official subcommittee to investigate allegations of misconduct against the Attorney General and the Justice Department regarding individual rights and liberties. Jack Brooks made a small note at the top, tallying votes. Brooks was a member of both the ad hoc, five member subcommittee originally tasked with investigating the matter as well as the official, ten member subcommittee that replaced it.
Statement announcing passage of resolution to hold public hearings related to James Hoffa's allegations, [September 1964]
Title
Statement announcing passage of resolution to hold public hearings related to James Hoffa's allegations, [September 1964]
Identifier
camh-dob-001815
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1964-09
Box
2007-255/112
Folder
88.17
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
The statement announces that an ad hoc subcommittee will hold public hearings in relation to allegations against the Justice Department. The hearings will discuss the cases of Roy Cohn, James R. Hoffa, and General Walker in relation to the violation of individual rights and liberties. Brooks was a member of both the ad hoc, five member subcommittee, as well as the official, ten member subcommittee that later replaced it.
Statement by Arthur F. Sampson, Administrator, General Services Administration, On GSA Expenditures at San Clemente and Key Biscayne, August 6, 1973
Title
Statement by Arthur F. Sampson, Administrator, General Services Administration, On GSA Expenditures at San Clemente and Key Biscayne, August 6, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-002097
Creator
Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Topic
United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates
1973-08-06
Box
2007-255/293
Folder
GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Copy of a statement with supporting documents explaining expenditures by the General Services Administration at the private homes of President Richard Nixon in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. The spending was investigated by Jack Brooks and the Government Activities Subcommittee of which he was the chair.
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks at National Bureau of Standards Conference on Computer Security, November 19, 1973
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks at National Bureau of Standards Conference on Computer Security, November 19, 1973
Identifier
camh-dob-011013
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Computers, Computer security
Dates
1973-11-19
1973-11-19
Box
2007-255-282
Folder
246.2: "Legislation ... Government Activities 1973"
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A statement by Congressman Jack Brooks at the National Bureau of Standards Conference on Computer Security where he spoke about the challenges of modern society. Brooks discusses individual privacy and data security problems and gives a stark warning for the future of government and society if powers are allowed to act unchecked, and if restrictions on freedoms and forced conformity are allowed to erode individuality, dignity, and privacy.
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks before Joint Committee on Atomic Energy on H.R. 8187, July 29, 1959
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks before Joint Committee on Atomic Energy on H.R. 8187, July 29, 1959
Identifier
camh-dob-002103
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Nuclear energy, Radioactive waste disposal
Dates
1959-07-29
Box
2007-255/72
Folder
62.29
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement delivered by Jack Brooks urging more study on the matter of dumping radioactive waste off the Texas coast.
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks, May 20, 1971
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks, May 20, 1971
Identifier
camh-dob-010970
Creator
United States. Congress
Contributor
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Computers, Electronic data processing
Dates
1971-05-20
1971-05-20
Box
2007-255-124
Folder
Statements & Press Releases 1971
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A statement given by Congressman Jack Brooks to open the hearings on the "efficient and effective management and use of electronic data processing in the federal government."
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks on failure of house to override veto of public works appropriation, September 2, 1959
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks on failure of house to override veto of public works appropriation, September 2, 1959
Identifier
camh-dob-001461
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Legislation, Dams
Dates
1959-09-02
Box
2007-255/5
Folder
Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A draft of a statement submitted to the press regarding the failure of the House of override President Dwight Eisenhower's veto of the Public Works Appropriation bill, which contained the funds for the McGee Bend Dam and the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks on President's report on Vietnam crisis, August 5, 1964
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks on President's report on Vietnam crisis, August 5, 1964
Identifier
camh-dob-002365
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Vietnam War (1961-1975), Foreign affairs
Dates
1964-08-05
Box
2007-255/745
Folder
1964 Speeches
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A copy of a short statement issued by Jack Brooks in the wake of the Gulf of Tonkin incident. A handwritten note indicates the statement was read to Sarah McClendon, a reporter, and the Carpenter agency.
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks regarding Eisenhower veto of Public Works Appropriation Bill, August 28, 1959
Title
Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks regarding Eisenhower veto of Public Works Appropriation Bill, August 28, 1959
Identifier
camh-dob-001460
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Legislation, Dams
Dates
1959-08-28
Box
2007-255/5
Folder
Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks comments on President Dwight Eisenhower's veto of the Public Works Appropriation bill, which included the funds needed to create the McGee Bend Dam and improve the Sabine-Neches waterway. Brooks calls Eisenhower's decision "callous" in light of the need to harness natural resources to defend America against communism.
Statement by Jack Brooks, August 2, 1976
Title
Statement by Jack Brooks, August 2, 1976
Identifier
camh-dob-001214
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates
1976-08-02
Box
2007-255/364
Folder
295.6
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's statement about Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, mailed to Walter Shapiro, who was writing an article about Jordan for the October 1976 edition of Texas Monthly magazine [camh-dob-001215]. Brooks says that while the media likes to focus on her gender and race, he finds those details "relatively unimportant when assessing her importance as a legislator." Brooks believes that "Miss Jordan is able to recognize what is important in legislation rather than responding to slogans or rhetoric and refusing to waste her efforts on unimportant minutia."
Statement by Jack Brooks before the American Institute of Architects and the Consulting Engineers Council of the United States, March 13, 1972
Title
Statement by Jack Brooks before the American Institute of Architects and the Consulting Engineers Council of the United States, March 13, 1972
Identifier
camh-dob-010245
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Architects and engineers, Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates
1972-03-13
1972-03-13
Box
2007-255-124
Folder
Brooks Speeches 1965-1974
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
A statement given by Jack Brooks discusses continued efforts to pass architect and engineering legislation. Phil Hutchinson and Larry N. Spiller's names are hand written on document.
Statement by Jack Brooks following President Richard Nixon's resignation speech, August 8, 1974
Title
Statement by Jack Brooks following President Richard Nixon's resignation speech, August 8, 1974
Identifier
camh-dob-001023
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates
1974-08-08
Box
2007-255/315
Folder
268.4
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's statement following President Nixon's resignation. Brooks believes Nixon's resignation is "the correct decision and in the best interest of our nation."
Statement by Jack Brooks regarding saving funding for the Space Station, November 23, 1993
Title
Statement by Jack Brooks regarding saving funding for the Space Station, November 23, 1993
Identifier
camh-dob-001005
Creator
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic
Exploration of outer space, Legislation
Dates
1993-11-23
Box
2007-255/746
Folder
10
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Jack Brooks's news release about defeating the Frank Amendment to H.R. 3400, the Reinventing Government Act, that would have cut federal funding to the Space Station Program. Funding had previously been approved by authorization and appropriations votes.
Statement by Raymond Lapin regarding his dismissal, December 2, 1969
Title
Statement by Raymond Lapin regarding his dismissal, December 2, 1969
Identifier
camh-dob-001705
Creator
Lapin, Raymond H.
Topic
Employees--Dismissal of, Political corruption
Dates
1969-12-02
Box
2007-255/188
Folder
173.17
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Statement issued by Raymond Lapin, president of the Federal National Mortgage Association following his dismissal by President Richard Nixon.
Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the Floor of the Senate, January 20, 1959
Title
Statement by Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the Floor of the Senate, January 20, 1959
Identifier
camh-dob-001419
Creator
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic
African Americans--Civil Rights, United States. Congress. Senate.
Dates
1959-01-20
Box
2007-255/77
Folder
Civil Rights, Judiciary
Resource
Jack B. Brooks papers
Description
Senator Lyndon B. Johnson speaking in his capacity as Senate Majority Leader. The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson in 1964.