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Title: Additional Federal Costs Associated with the Operation of President Nixon's Properties at Key Biscayne and San Clemente, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002096
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a numbered list of additional expenditures at President Richard Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL.

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
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
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: Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, June 27, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001990
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-06-27
Box: 2007-255/210
Folder: GA-7-1-3 San Clemente-Key Biscayne BJ's Notes
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes taken by Jack Brooks during an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding public funds spent on the private homes of President Richard Nixon.

Title: Breakdown of voting on Brooks motion to strike Title II from the Public Works Conference report, January 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002028
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-01-29
Box: 2007-255/369
Folder: 301.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A breakdown of voting on Jack Brooks's motion to strike a section of the Public Works Conference report.

Title: Budget, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002169
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 Hearing on GSA Expenditures at Presidential Complexes - San Clemente and Key Biscayne
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed budget for the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. The budget is unsigned and undated, but likely prepared by a staffer.

Title: Chairman statement second day, October 11, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001995
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-11
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement delivered by Jack Brooks during Arthur Sampson, Administrator of the Government Services Administration's, appearance before the Government Activities Subcommittee hearing as it investigated federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Comments from Jack Brooks to Chet Holifield, Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, December 12, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002378
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Holifield, Chet, 1903-1995
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-12-12
Box: 2007-255/312
Folder: 264.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Comments delivered by Jack Brooks during one of the last Government Operations Committee meetings from the 93rd Congress stating his respect and appreciation for Chet Holifield, the outgoing Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. As the next most senior member of the Committee, Brooks assumed the Chairmanship for the 94th Congress.

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
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 SC-KB Report - Press Statements re Proposed Report Approved
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 a Committee on Government Operations resolution regarding subpeonas related to its investigation into the expenditure of federal funds on private properties, [February 28, 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-001830
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1964-02-28
Box: 2007-255/206
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks was the chairman of the Government Activities subcommitte of the Government Operations Committee. This resolution authorized Brooks to issue subpoenas to individuals who could furnish information related to the expenditure of federal funds on the private properties of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Brooks was investigating the expenditure of public funds on President Nixon's private homes in Key Biscayne, FL and San Clemente, CA.

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
Box: 2007-255/205
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
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.3
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
Box: 2007-255/282
Folder: 246.3
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: Fact sheet, undated [1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-001992
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Fact sheet summarizing the investigation into federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. This fact sheet was attached to a memorandum written by Bill Jones.

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
Box: 2007-255/169
Folder: 152.25
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
Box: 2007-255/180
Folder: LBJ et al, File 2 of 2
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: Handwritten notes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001993
Creator: Jones, Bill
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes, likely by Jack Brooks's longtime aide, Bill Jones, regarding the 1973 investigation of public funds spent on presidential properties. The notes include total known expenditures at San Clemente, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida, which at that point totaled $10,124,000, excluding approximately $1,000,000 per year for Secret Service guards. Also listed are seven items of interest, including a $65,000 fence at Key Biscayne that was a replica of the White House fence, and $172,000 spent on landscaping and paving at San Clemente to enhance its value.

Title: Hearings, Government Activities Subcommittee, 92nd Congress, February 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002240
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-02-29
Box: 2007-255/263
Folder: 310.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A list of hearings conducted by the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, during the 92nd Congress.

Title: House Committee on Government Operations report on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties, May 20, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001330
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-05-20
Box: 2007-255/328
Folder: BKUP Taxes
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report detailing unnecessary federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private residences. Contains "supplemental Views of Hon. Jack Brooks."

Title: House Government Activities Subcommittee program for the 90th Congress, 2nd Session, Congressman Jack Brooks, Chairman [1968]
Identifier: camh-dob-002181
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1968
Box: 2007-255/124
Folder: Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document outlining the proposed work for the Government Activities Subcommittee in investigating inefficiency in government agencies. The document is not dated, but the second session of the 90th Congress took place from January 15, 1968 - October 14, 1968.

Title: Internal office tracking of district mailers, July 23, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001509
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Letters
Dates: 1962-07-23
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.51
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Document tracking how many news releases of Jack Brooks's subcommittee work were sent to organizations in his district.

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