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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 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 Jack Brooks to Max Kampelman, November 7, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002065
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Kampelman, Max M., 1920-2013
Topic: Light bulbs, Television programs
Dates: 1967-11-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks in response to a letter from Max Kampelman, the moderator of Washington Week in Review, regarding Kampelman's discussion of Brooks's lightbulb investigation.

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, December 18, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001751
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Television programs
Dates: 1974-12-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing that Jack Brooks is considering introducing legislation to conduct a pilot study on televising House proceedings.

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: 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.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, February 5, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002037
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Journalists
Dates: 1973-02-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In the annotated statement, Jack Brooks introduces a bill that would legally protect journalists from disclosing their sources. The introduction of the bill came two days before the Senate voted to establish a special committee to investigate Watergate.