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Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, March 2, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001821
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, African Americans--Civil Rights
Dates: 1964-03-02
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent A.J. Holmes asking Jack Brooks not to support the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had been passed by the House of Representatives on February 10, 1964.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 18, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001596
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Organized crime
Dates: 1961-05-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Wendell Holloway asks Jack Brooks to support Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's anti-crime bills, which had been discussed by Kennedy specifically in relation to Beaumont. Brooks was quoted as defending "the good name" of Beaumont. The constituent compares defending Beaumont to defending Nazi officer Adolph Eichmann, who, at the time of the letter, was being tried for war crimes in a widely publicized trial in Jerusalem.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 19, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001597
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Organized crime
Dates: 1961-05-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A constituent letter from Howard Wilcox, who takes offense at Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's comments regarding crime in Beaumont.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, June 12, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001494
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Governmental Investigations, Organized crime
Dates: 1961-06-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks replies to constituent Wendell Holloway regarding Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's investigation of organized crime in Beaumont.

Title: Letter from Robert F. Kennedy to Jack Brooks, September 25, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001581
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Banks and banking
Dates: 1961-09-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Attorney General Robert Kennedy regarding the proposed merger of two Beaumont banks.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, 2nd District of Texas, regarding the Attorney General's statement of May 17, 1961 before House Judiciary Subcommittee No. 5, [May 1961]
Identifier: camh-dob-001598
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Organized crime
Dates: 1961-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks responds to Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's testimony regarding organized crime in Beaumont. He defends the city by saying that it is growing quickly and further funding will encourage a 'wholesome future' for the city.

Title: Telegram from a constituent to Jack Brooks, May 18, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001599
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Organized crime
Dates: 1961-05-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram from John Flowers, a constituent who is offended by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy's testimony regarding organized crime in Beaumont.

Title: Telegram from Robert F. Kennedy to Jack Brooks, March 16, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001608
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Dates: 1968-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy telegrams Jack Brooks to announce his decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. He states that he is not running in opposition of any person already running, specifically describing himself as running "in harmony" with Eugene McCarthy.