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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, December 18, 1958
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001579
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Birthdays, Friendship
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Dates
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1958-12-18
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Box
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2007-255/43
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Folder
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White House Correspondence & VIP, 1950-1968
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson wishing Brooks a happy birthday and thanking Brooks for being a good ambassador for him.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, January 28, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000928
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1954-01-28
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Box
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2007-255/12
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Folder
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7.38
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Senator Lyndon B. Johnson thanks Jack Brooks for a compliment he gave to Lady Bird Johnson. The letter also discusses Senator Johnson's upcoming reelection.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, May 5, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002244
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1969-05-05
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Box
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2007-255/183
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Folder
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167.4
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter written by President Lyndon B. Johnson in response to a letter from Jack Brooks expressing concern about the safety of Johnson's Bell helicopter.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, September 13, 1955
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001575
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Friendship
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Dates
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1955-09-13
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Box
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2007-255/43
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Folder
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White House Correspondence & VIP, 1950-1968
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson inviting Jack Brooks to play dominoes at the ranch in Stonewall, TX.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, September 22, 1955
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001574
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), Gratitude
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Dates
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1955-09-22
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Box
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2007-255/43
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Folder
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White House Correspondence & VIP, 1950-1968
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson thanking Brooks for his work as a member of the Texas delegation.
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Letter from Maury Maverick to Jack Brooks, May 21, 1961
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001882
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Creator
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Maverick, Maury, 1921-2003
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1961-05-21
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Box
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2007-255/16
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Folder
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Maury Maverick
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A short, handwritten letter from Maury Maverick, Jr. letting Jack Brooks know Maverick would be endorsing William Blakely in the race to fill the Senate seat vacated by Lyndon B. Johnson's election to the Vice Presidency. The note includes speculation on the possibility of Jim Wright running for Governor with Dolph Briscoe.
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Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Jack Brooks, May 16, 1977
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002394
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Creator
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Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
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Contributor
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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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1977-05-16
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Box
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2007-255/398
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Folder
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325.5
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from former Senator Ralph Yarborough thanking Jack Brooks for sponsoring a bill to designate a unit of the Big Thicket National Preserve as the Ralph Yarborough Unit.
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Letter from Sarah Hughes to Jack Brooks, January 24, 1962
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001350
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Creator
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Hughes, Sarah T. (Sarah Tilghman), 1896-1985
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Thank-you notes, Judges--Selection and appointment
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Dates
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1962-01-24
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Box
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2007-255/92
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Folder
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77.18
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Judge Sarah Hughes thanking Jack Brooks for sending her a copy of the Congressional Record announcing the submission of her name as a U.S. District Judge. Judge Hughes would go on to swear Lyndon Johnson into the Presidency on Air Force One at Love Field in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
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Letter from the Curatorial Assistant, Office of the Curator, the White House, to Jack Brooks, July 28, 1977
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001530
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Clocks and watches--Collectors and collecting
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Dates
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1977-07-28
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Box
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2007-255/409
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Folder
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8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from the Office of the Curator of the White House, Rebecca Keim, in response to Jack Brooks's request for a list of clocks in the White House Collection. The request was on behalf of Mr. A.E. Huson, Treasurer of the National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors (NAWCC), of which Brooks was a member. Attached to the letter is an 8-page list titled "Clocks in the White House Collection Acquired Prior to 1961" [camh-dob-001531].
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Letter from the Deputy Administrator for Operations at the Federal Aviation Administration to Jack Brooks, May 2, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002245
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1969-05-02
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Box
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2007-255/183
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Folder
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167.4
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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 C. W. Walker by request of FAA Director John H. Shaffer to provide Jack Brooks with safety information regarding the Bell Jet Ranger, Model 206A, a helicopter that former President Lyndon B. Johnson used.
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Letter from the executive director of the Edna Gladney Home to Jack Brooks, June 4, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001769
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Moody Foundation (Galveston, Tex.)
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Dates
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1969-06-04
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Box
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2007-255/216
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Folder
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191.12
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Ruby Lee Piester, executive director of the Edna Gladney Home, regarding bureaucratic challenges faced by children and youth services in Texas and the need for funding.
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Letter from the President of Gulf States Utilities Company to Jack Brooks, May 7, 1968
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001207
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams
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Dates
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1968-05-07
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Box
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2007-255/168
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Folder
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150.27
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A typewritten letter from the President of Gulf State Utilities, Eldon A. Werner, saying he had an enjoyable visit with Jack Brooks in Washington, D.C.. He referenced the Taylor's Bayou project [a flood-control project in Jefferson County] and that a lot of it went over his head because he was new to Beaumont and still learning about projects.
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Letter from the Speaker's Chief of Staff to Jack Brooks, April 21, 1989
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001563
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Thank-you notes, United States. Congress. House
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Dates
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1989-04-21
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Box
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2007-255/661
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Folder
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0.15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A note from Marshall Lynam, Chief of Staff to Speaker Jim Wright, thanking Brooks for cigars he gave Lyman. He also thanks Brooks for his kind words to the media about Jim Wright and calls Brooks a loyal friend. This was sent amidst the aftermath of the ethics investigation that led to Wright announcing his resignation as Speaker of the House one month later, on May 31, 1989.
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Letter from William L. Dawson to Jack Brooks, November 20, 1962
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001079
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Creator
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Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970
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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 Government Operations
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Dates
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1962-11-20
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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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Letter from Congressman William L. Dawson, Chairman of the House Committee on Government Operations to Jack Brooks thanking him for his letter wishing him well during a hospital stay. Brooks was a ranking member of the committee and chaired his own subcommittee.
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Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon Johnson, January 19, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001070
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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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Political Campaigns
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Dates
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1960-01-19
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Box
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2007-255/73
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Folder
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63.32c
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Memo from Jack Brooks relating all the positive press appearing in Southeast Texas about Senator Lyndon B. Johnson over the years and detailing Brooks's long history of support for Johnson.
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News release, July 16, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002174
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Legislation
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Dates
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1963-07-16
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Box
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2007-255/121
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Folder
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Projects--88th Congress, Sam Rayburn, 1963
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Release announcing that Jack Brooks is introducing legislation to rename the McGee Bend Dam the Sam Rayburn Dam to honor the late Speaker of the House.
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News release, November 9, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001779
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Armed Forces -- Reserves
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Dates
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1954-11-09
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Box
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2007-255/11
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Folder
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News Releases
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing Jack Brooks's upcoming temporary active training duty with the U.S. Marine Corps on special assignment in Formosa. Brooks remained in the U.S.M.C. Reserves until 1972.
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Newsclipping photograph of Grace Brooks, Beaumont Enterprise, September 17, 1963.
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001566
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Topic
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Cooking
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Dates
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1963-09-17
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Box
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2007-255/43
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Folder
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Brooks, Family, General 88th Congress
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Newsclipping photograph of Grace Brooks advertising a home appliance trade show in Beaumont.
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Newspaper clipping from the Beaumont Enterprise of Congressman Jack Brooks smoking a cigar during the Nixon impeachment hearings, July 27, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001225
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
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Dates
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1974-07-27
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Box
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2007-255/300
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Folder
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252.15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A picture of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar and speaking with Representative Lawrence Hogan. Captioned: "Rep. Jack Brooks confers with Rep. Lawrence Hogan of Maryland, partly shown, during Judiciary Committee recess." Incatha Hobbs circled the cigar in red ink. This was one of two newspaper clippings Incatha Hobbs attached to her July 30, 1974 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001223].
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Newspaper clipping from the Beaumont Enterprise of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar during the Nixon impeachment hearings, July 26, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001224
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
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Dates
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1974-07-26
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Box
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2007-255/300
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Folder
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252.15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A picture of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper. Captioned: "Rep. Brooks of Beaumont reads a newspaper just before the afternoon session of the impeachment debate Thursday." Incatha Hobbs circled the cigar in red ink. This was one of two newspaper clippings Incatha Hobbs attached to her July 30, 1974 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001223].