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Title: Form letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, undated [1970]
Identifier: camh-dob-001776
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A standard letter sent by Jack Brooks to constituents who wrote to his office to express their disapproval with the expansion of the Vietnam War into other regions of Southeast Asia including Cambodia.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 15, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001774
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-05-15
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Ed Stedman of Beaumont, TX urging Jack Brooks to support legislation calling for peace in Vietnam.

Title: Letter from constituents to Jack Brooks, January 16, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001772
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-01-16
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A petition sent by constituents from Port Arthur, TX asking Jack Brooks and his colleagues to call for the care of South Vietnamese children orphaned during the course of the Vietnam War. Brooks responded to each signee individually.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, June 4, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001775
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-06-04
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter written in response to a letter from Ed Stedman of Beaumont, TX. Jack Brooks expresses his disappointment with the expansion of U.S. military activity from Vietnam into other parts of Southeast Asia including Cambodia. Brooks is hesitant to criticize the Nixon Administration's policy in the region.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, January 26, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001773
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-01-26
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter written by Jack Brooks in response to a petition sent by Port Arthur, TX residents regarding the lack of care for South Vietnamese orphans. Brooks criticizes the Nixon Administration for their inaction on this issue and states his support for military aid. Brooks responded to each signee individually.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, June 8, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001680
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-06-08
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 190.32
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks to constituents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew D. Smith, Jr., offering his condolences for the death of their son, Lieutenant Andrew D. Smith, III, who was killed in action in Vietnam. Brooks frequently sent condolence letters to constituents, particularly those whose family members were killed in the Vietnam War. Attached to this letter is the news release from the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) listing the latest casualties of the conflict in Southeast Asia [camh-dob-001681].

Title: News release, February 9, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-001771
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-02-09
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 191.15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement released by Jack Brooks expressing his opposition to a statement calling for an 18-month withdrawal from Vietnam. Brooks also criticizes President Richard Nixon's policy on the war.

Title: News release, Office of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), Washington, D.C. - 20301, please note date, immediate release, June 4, 1970, U.S. military casualties - Southeast Asia
Identifier: camh-dob-001681
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1970-06-04
Box: 2007-255/216
Folder: 190.32
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release of the latest U.S. military casualties in Southeast Asia including the servicemember's branch, home state, and family address. 1LT Andrew D. Smith, III is circled. His parents were Jack Brooks's constituents. Brooks sent them condolences for the death of their son [camh-dob-001680], as he did for any constituent listed in one of those news releases.