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Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001140
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
Dates: 1969-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, special assistant to President Richard Nixon, about not withdrawing his name from the Vietnam Resolution. Brooks says "it took a lot of forebearance [sic] not to do so after hearing the President's speech" on November 3, 1969; he enclosed a marked copy of President Nixon's speech [not attached to this item][camh-dob-001203]. Brooks tells Bryce: "Very honestly, I feel our interests would be best served if neither Party attempted to make political gains out of our peace efforts."

Title: Photograph of Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman in the Oval Office, November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001142
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Speeches
Dates: 1969-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A photograph of President Nixon and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman in the Oval office the day after his November 3, 1969 speech on Vietnam policies. The photograph was attached to a November 5, 1969 letter from Special Assistant Bryce Harlow to Congressman Jack Brooks regarding President Nixon's public approval ratings [camh-dob-001141].

Title: Text of the President's Address on Vietnam, The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., November 4, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001203
Creator: Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous, 1913-1994
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
Dates: 1969-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Text of President Richard Nixon's November 3, 1969 address on Vietnam, published the next morning in the Evening Star. Jack Brooks enclosed a highlighted copy of the address to Bryce Harlow in his November 4, 1969 letter in which he criticized Nixon's speech, indicating his disagreements via highlighter [camh-dob-001140]. This item is attached to Bryce Harlow's November 7, 1969 response to Brooks [camh-dob-001201] and multiple draft speeches for Brooks, including his speech to Congress about the Vietnam Resolution [camh-dob-001202].