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Title: Draft questions for Gerald Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002088
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/292
Folder: Untitled Folder
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten draft of questions in preparation for Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings after being nominated to serve as Vice President. The notes include some handwritten questions that appear to have been written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Draft, remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001856
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft remarks by Jack Brooks on his vote to approve Gerald Ford's nomination as Vice President.

Title: Draft Remarks: The Nixon Pardon, September 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002419
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment
Dates: 1974-09-11
Box: 2007-255/325
Folder: File XII .12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft statement regarding President Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon.

Title: Handwritten notes, April 4, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001887
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-04
Box: 2007-255/329
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding the impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but they appear to be written by Jack Brooks.

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-002085
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/292
Folder: Untitled Folder
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes related to the hearings for the nomination of Gerald Ford as Vice President. The notes are unsigned, but appear to be in Jack Brooks's handwriting and make reference to the list of 52 questions that he asked Ford to respond to.

Title: Jack Brooks remarks to Gerald Ford, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001857
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Box: 2007-255/326
Folder: 0.28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of remarks responding to Gerald Ford's answers to Brooks'ss 52 questions.

Title: Judiciary Committee notice of meeting, October 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-10-26
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: During the meeting, Judiciary Committee members will discuss subpoena authority, the confirmation of Gerald Ford as Vice President, and the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Jack Brooks, December 7, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000975
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-07
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Vice President Gerald Ford thanking Jack Brooks for confirming Ford's nomination with a handwritten postscript.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, December 4, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000972
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-04
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, November 21, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000970
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-21
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: News release, August 12, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001742
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Economic policy, United States. Congress
Dates: 1974-08-12
Box: 2007-255/302
Folder: 254.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release praising President Gerald Ford's focus on the economy and his good relationship with Congress. The back of the news release has handwritten notes.

Title: News release, February 4, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001933
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-02-04
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing that the House Government Operations Committee, chaired by Jack Brooks, unanimously passed a bill to increase the per diem and mileage allowances for government employees traveling on official business after there had not been an increase since 1969.

Title: News release, October 13, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001965
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-10-13
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.5
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks charges President Ford with supporting the extension of revenue sharing for political gain. Ford signed legislation extending the program a few days earlier. The legislation, which Brooks opposed, originally went through the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.

Title: News release, October 14, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001746
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Campaign funds -- Law and legislation
Dates: 1974-10-14
Box: 2007-255/302
Folder: 254.25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing that Jack Brooks has been invited by President Ford to attend the signing of the campaign finance reform bill at the White House.

Title: News release on the confirmation of Gerald Ford as Vice President, November 27, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000971
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-11-27
Box: 2007-255/284
Folder: 248.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks predicting that Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President will be reported favorably.

Title: News release, September 9, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001739
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Executive clemency
Dates: 1974-09-09
Box: 2007-255/302
Folder: 254.24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release reacting to President Gerald Ford's pardon of President Richard Nixon. Handwritten list of media who received the release.

Title: News release, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001747
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Executive clemency
Box: 2007-255/302
Folder: 254.25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release expressing disapproval of President Gerald Ford's proposed pardons of Watergate co-conspirators.

Title: Notes regarding Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President, [1974]
Identifier: camh-dob-001323
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: 9
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes written by Jack Brooks regarding a vote to send Congressman Gerald Ford's nomination as Vice President out of the Judiciary Committee to the rest of the House. Brooks asks whether the Vice Presidency is a "civil office" under Article I of the Constitution.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Peter Rodino, and Gerald Ford, November 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002544
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-26
Box: 2007-255/754
Folder: Ford Confirmation Hearings 11/26/73
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Peter Rodino and Gerald Ford during a break in the confirmation hearings for Ford's appointment as Vice President.

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