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Title: Additional Views of Hon. John N. Erlenborn and Hon. John W. Wydler, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002095
Creator: Erlenborn, John Neal, 1927-2005, Wydler, John W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement released by Congressmen John Ernlenborn and John Wydler criticizing the leak of the Government Activities Subcommittee's draft report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Brooks' architect and engineer bill gains House committee approval, June 14, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002025
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1972-06-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Brooks urges protection to public from radioactive material shipments, June 28, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002233
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Hazardous substances, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-06-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Copy of Statement by Arthur F. Sampson, March 23, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002091
Creator: Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-03-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a statement released by General Services Administration administrator Arthur F. Sampson refuting the findings of the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of inappropriate use of federal funds to improve President Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. The subcommittee was chaired by Jack Brooks.

Title: Draft of statement on the release of the Government Activities Subcommittee report on the investigation into the federal expenditure of funds in connection to President Nixon's private homes, circa 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001831
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Annotated statement of comments by Jack Brooks regarding the release of the report on the investigation into federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. Brooks, as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, led the investigation.

Title: Draft statement, [August 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002053
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft statement from Jack Brooks reacting to a White House statement that questioning evidence found by the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Draft statement, [August 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002055
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Draft statement of Jack Brooks before the Democratic Caucus regarding recommendations of the Task Force on accounts, undated [1976]
Identifier: camh-dob-001286
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Government Operations Committee in the 94th Congress, September 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002377
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-09-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document discusses the expectation that Jack Brooks will become Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, as well as his qualifications for the position. It also outlines Brooks's agenda as future Chairman to curtail wasteful government spending and to make Federal agencies perform in support of public interest.

Title: Government Operations Committee news release announcing congressional investigation, July 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001371
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing the investigation into the use of federal funds for improvements to President Richard Nixon's Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: News release, April 26, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002064
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1966-04-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the beginning of hearings on air safety held by the Government Activities Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee. Jack Brooks chaired the subcommittee.

Title: News release, August 31, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002072
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Dates: 1965-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the Government Operations Committee's unanimous endorsement of the proposal to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Jack Brooks introduced a joint resolution to grant the committee's approval to the project and send the vote to the House floor. The LBJ Presidential Library opened May 22, 1971.

Title: News release, February 18, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001928
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-02-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks, Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, regarding legislation introduced to address the impact of inflation on government travel allowances.

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
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 from Jack Brooks, December 8, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001586
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Dates: 1969-12-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing Government Activities Subcommittee hearings regarding delays in building air traffic control systems and the FAA. The Government Activities subcommittee was within the Government Operations Committee and chaired by Brooks.

Title: News Release from Jack Brooks, May 14, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001587
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1969-05-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the Government Operations committee's approval of Jack Brooks's legislation to use computers in Congress.

Title: News release from Jack Brooks regarding air congestion and airport inefficiencies, July 24, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001204
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Air traffic control
Dates: 1969-07-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release from the office of Jack Brooks including quotes from the Congressman about "crippling air congestion" spreading throughout the nation's airports. Brooks based his prediction on the testimony of John H. Crooker, Jr., the Chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. Brooks calls on the Department of Transportation to provide Congress with better information to address the issue and for Congress to provide the money.

Title: News release from the General Services Administration, October 7, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001949
Creator: Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a news release issued by the General Services Administration regarding Administrator Arthur Sampson's appearance before the Government Operations Committee. Jack Brooks included this copy in correspondence with John P. Sensenig of the Pennsylvania Governor's D.C. office.

Title: News release, January 12, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001930
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation
Dates: 1975-01-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks announcing his intention to introduce legislation to limit a President to one privately-owned residence eligible for government funding and support.

Title: News release, July 30, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001942
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1975-07-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release calling on the Federal Energy Administration to cancel a $7.7 million contract for a computer system that government auditors determined was unable to protect oil industry data from unauthorized use.

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