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Title: Edison Diamond Disc, February 25, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-002594
Dates: 1954-02-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An image of the Edison Diamond Disc which was used to record a broadcast from Jack Brooks to his district. Brooks interviewed Congressman Omar Burleson.

Title: Edison Diamond Disc, Jack Brooks and Sam Rayburn [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-002590
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Sides A and B of the Edison Diamond Disc which was used to record a radio interview between Jack Brooks and Speaker Sam Rayburn.

Title: Letter from a Beaumont KFDM television and radio station executive to Jack Brooks, January 18, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001698
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Radio broadcasting, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-01-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from C.B. Locke informing Jack Brooks of potential issues they might encounter regarding his regular KFDM reports. According to Section 315 of the Communications Act and the latest interpretation of the F.C.C., stations must provide equal time for all candidates for political office.

Title: Letter from a reporter to Jack Brooks, October 9, [1970]
Identifier: camh-dob-001763
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, School integration
Dates: 1970-10-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Grace Foote of the Port Arthur News asking Jack Brooks to answer questions for the newspaper's "Box 7-8-9" feature. Foote asks about the investigation of Justice William O. Douglas and school integration.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a Beaumont TV and radio executive, January 20, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-002102
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Radio broadcasting, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-01-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks in response to concerns about Brooks's radio broadcasts to his district and equal time requirements during the campaign.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a local TV and radio executive, June 1, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001696
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Television programs, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-06-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks agreeing to suspend his television broadcasts during the campaign to avoid violating Section 315 of the Communications Act (The Equal Time Rule).

Title: Letter from KPRC Radio Company to Jack Brooks, November 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002036
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Television programs
Dates: 1973-11-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: George Nelson, from the KPRC Radio Company in Houston, writes to Jack Brooks regarding Brooks's interest in providing live television coverage of congressional sessions. Brooks would lead a pilot program in 1977, using House security cameras to broadcast floor proceedings internally to other Members of the House. Eventually, House proceedings were broadcast nationally on C-SPAN, which was created in 1979.

Title: Letter from local TV and radio executive to Jack Brooks, May 30, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001695
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Television programs, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-05-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: C.B. Locke alerts Jack Brooks of temporary cessation to his television broadcasts in light of Brooks's upcoming race against Fred Neumann, and concerns about falling afoul of Section 315 of the Communications Act (The Equal Time Rule).

Title: Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson on joint television show, February 16, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001694
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Interviews, Television programs
Dates: 1959-02-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum from Jack Brooks that contains encouragement regarding Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's television appearance, as well as advice for future television appearances.

Title: News release, July 31, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001737
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, Television programs
Dates: 1977-07-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release given to John Wiseman (TV Guide) on Jack Brooks's experience with cameras on the House floor during the impeachment hearings and his views on opening the House to television coverage.

Title: Phone message note, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001744
Topic: Campaign funds -- Law and legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note regarding a request for comment from Margaret Batt of the Galveston News in response to a press release from Common Cause pushing Jack Brooks to announce his support for campaign finance reform.

Title: Possible questions regarding testimony on Freedom of Press Bill
Identifier: camh-dob-002038
Topic: Legislation, Journalists
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The annotated document lists answers to questions Jack Brooks might face in regards to his newly introduced bill, which would legally protect journalists from disclosing their sources.

Title: Radio broadcast script, April 14, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001800
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Christianity
Dates: 1954-04-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. In this broadcast Brooks discusses his visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

Title: Radio broadcast script, February 25, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001798
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Burleson, Omar Truman, 1906-1991
Topic: Military policy
Dates: 1954-02-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. In this broadcast Brooks discusses President George Washington's farewell address and interviews Congressman Omar Burleson. An Edison Diamond Disc recording of the broadcast was attached to this script and has been digitized.

Title: Radio broadcast script, March 3, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001799
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Political violence
Dates: 1954-03-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. In this broadcast Brooks discusses an attack in the House of Representatives by four Puerto Rican nationalists.

Title: Radio broadcast script, undated [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-001792
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast likely written in January 1954 for an interview of Speaker Sam Rayburn conducted by Jack Brooks. The program was broadcast locally in Brooks's district. Brooks and Rayburn discuss the Congress and President Dwight Eisenhower. An Edison Diamond Disc recording of the broadcast was attached to this script and has been digitized.

Title: Radio broadcast script, undated [May 1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-001801
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Housing -- Law and legislation
Dates: 1954-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. In this broadcast Brooks discusses bringing his mother, Grace Brooks, to a reception at the White House as well as federal housing policy.

Title: Recording of radio broadcast, February 25, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001941
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Burleson, Omar Truman, 1906-1991
Topic: Military policy
Dates: 1954-02-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A recording of a radio broadcast delivered by Jack Brooks for a program that aired locally in his district. This recording was digitized from an Edison Diamond Disc.

Title: Recording of radio broadcast, undated [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-001938
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A recording of a radio interview of Speaker Sam Rayburn conducted by Jack Brooks. The program was broadcast locally in Brooks's district and was part of regular communication between Brooks and his constituents. This recording was digitized from an Edison Diamond Disc. Some damage to the disc has impacted the recording.

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