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Annotated draft of press release, September 23, 1964
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001811
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1964-09-23
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Draft of a press release regarding a proposal by House Republicans and members of the Southern Bloc to create a special subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to investigate the Justice Department. The Teamsters union, including its leader James R. Hoffa, pressed for such an investigation.
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Annotated statement, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001808
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress. House, Elections
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Dates
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1965
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A statement, annotated by Jack Brooks, discussing the problems associated with two year terms for Representatives in Congress. It proposes a four year term instead. Due to congressional redistricting caused by the 1965 Martin v. Bush Supreme Court ruling, Brooks went from representing 416,000 people in the 2nd district to representing 457,000 people in the 9th district. He explicitly references this change in an annotation next to a paragraph regarding the increased responsibilities of Representatives due to population growth.
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Annotated statement regarding Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas requesting White House tapes, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001107
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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An annotated draft of a statement by Jack Brooks regarding his frustration with President Richard Nixon's noncompliance with subpeonas during the impeachment inquiry against Nixon.
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Biographical Sketch of Congressman Jack Brooks, Second District of Texas, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001881
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Short biography of Jack Brooks highlighting his work in the Texas House of Representatives as well as the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. The document is undated, but would have been written between 1962 and 1964. The Texas House of Representatives re-drew Congressional districts effective January 1, 1967 and Brooks began representing the 9th District from that point onwards.
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Brooks' architect and engineer bill gains House committee approval, June 14, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002025
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Contracts--Government
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Dates
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1972-06-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release from Jack Brooks announcing that his proposed legislation allowing the government to select the most qualified architects and engineers for federal projects was approved by the Government Operations Committee.
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Brooks architect/engineer selection bill approved by Congress, news release, October 14, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002238
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Contracts--Government
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Dates
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1972-10-14
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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 the approval of Jack Brooks's legislation on the bidding process for architect/engineer contracts.
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Brooks bill extends historical document preservation program, June 29, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002232
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Historic preservation--Law and legislation
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Dates
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1972-06-29
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks extending a national program to collect and preserve historically significant materials.
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Brooks bill would reauthorize Independent Counsel statute, February 4, 1993
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001004
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1993-02-04
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release about Jack Brooks introducing legislation, H.R. 811, to reauthorize the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act for five years, allowing the Attorney General to appoint prosecutors outside of the Justice Department to handle criminal cases involving high-level Federal officials. The original legislation was inspired by the "Saturday Night Massacre" during the Watergate scandal, and was reauthorized twice during the Reagan Administration, but expired due to filibuster threat by Senate Republicans. Brooks criticizes former Attorney General [Barr] for his refusal to use Independent Counsel in the past, including during the INSLAW investigation, when there were allegations of criminal conspiracy by Justice officials documented by two Federal Courts.
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Brooks introduces legislation to improve federal policymaking regarding computers, February 17, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002236
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Computers, Legislation
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Dates
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1972-02-17
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A news release from Jack Brooks announcing his legislation to improve Federal policy making regarding computers and to expand basic research in computer technology.
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Brooks introduces President's Immigration Initiative to speed up deportation proceedings, August 3, 1993
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000998
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Emigration and immigration--Government policy
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Dates
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1993-08-03
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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News release detailing Jack Brooks's introduction of legislation reflecting President Bill Clinton's proposal to combat illegal immigration in the United States. The bill would expedite asylum hearings, toughen criminal penalties against alien smugglers, and provide law enforcement with additional tools to combat smuggling.
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Brooks proposes Department of Health, March 29, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002241
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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Dates
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1972-03-29
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks to establish a Department of Health separate from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Brooks subcommittee approves report on air traffic control development program, July 8, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002196
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Creator
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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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1970-07-08
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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A news release announcing the Government Activities Subcommittee's report on air traffic control systems under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee and engaged in a lengthy investigation of the FAA. Four months after this report was released, the plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed in Huntington, West Virginia killing all on board. See item camh-dob-002195 for Brooks's statement on the crash.
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Brooks urges protection to public from radioactive material shipments, June 28, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002233
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Hazardous substances, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1972-06-28
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing the results of a hearing in the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, investigating the shipment of hazardous radioactive materials on passenger aircraft.
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Draft -- Additional Views of Congressman Jack Brooks, August 5, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001893
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
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Dates
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1974-08-05
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Typed draft of Jack Brooks's view that Richard Nixon violated the emoluments clause of the Constitution and that the articles of impeachment should have included this violation. Future drafts of this statement were signed by other Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee.
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Draft - May 15, 1973, (To be used if President signs OMB bill into law)
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002081
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Dates
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1973-05-15
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Carbon copy of a draft statement to be released if the President signs into law the bill, introduced in the House by Jack Brooks, to make the director of the Office of Management and Budget a position requiring Senate approval.
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Draft - May 15, 1973 (To be used if President vetoes OMB bill)
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002082
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Dates
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1973-05-15
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Carbon copy of a draft statement to be released if the President vetoes the bill, introduced in the House by Jack Brooks, to make the director of the Office of Management and Budget a position requiring Senate approval.
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Draft statement, [August 1973]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002053
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Creator
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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, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1973-08
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A draft statement from Jack Brooks reacting to a White House statement that questioning evidence found by the Government Activities Subcommittee.
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Draft statement, [August 1973]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002055
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Creator
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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, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1973-08
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Jack Brooks asks the White House for clarification regarding the veracity of two documents released by the White House that discuss the sale of property belonging to President Nixon in San Clemente. He states that the documents have a variety of inconsistent dates.
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Draft statement of Jack Brooks before the Democratic Caucus regarding recommendations of the Task Force on accounts, undated [1976]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001286
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1976
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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A draft statement with handwritten edits providing Jack Brooks's opinions on the task force's recommendations for accounts, attached to his official statement draft and the task force recommendations. Brooks supports the task force's recommendationsand highlights specific recommendations that the Democratic Caucus should consider.
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For immediate release, August 5, 1969, post office unit considers Brooks anti-obscenity bill
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002403
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Dates
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1969-08-05
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release regarding legislation to curb obscenity in the mail. Jack Brooks testified in favor of the legislation before the House Post Office Subcommittee.