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Title: 8th Annual Bull Roast, Friday, June 9, 1989, Beaumont Hilton Hotel, "El Toro" Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-001651
Dates: 1989-06-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A program for a roast of Jack Brooks, including cartoons depicting Brooks as a matador. It includes the names of the roasters.

Title: AIA-CEC Public Affairs Conference Program, March 3, 1971
Identifier: camh-dob-010237
Creator: American Institute of Architects, American Consulting Engineers Council
Topic: Architects and engineers, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1971-03-03, 1971-03-03
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A conference program that includes a picture of Congressman Jack Brooks, who is listed as a distinguished speaker.

Title: First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner, March 31, 1989, Houston, Texas
Identifier: camh-dob-001648
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1989-03-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The program for the First Annual Johnson-Rayburn Dinner honoring Jack Brooks. It features short biographies of Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Jack Brooks, and guest speaker Joe Biden. This program is attached to Brooks's thank you speech for being honored with the award [camh-dob-001647]. The annual award tradition continues today as the Johnson-Rayburn-Richards Dinner honoring the late Ann Richards in addition to Johnson and Rayburn.

Title: Program, Unveiling of the statue of U.S. Congressman Jack Brooks, August 14, 1989, Lamar University, Beaumont
Identifier: camh-dob-001657
Dates: 1989-08-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A program for the unveiling of a statue of Jack Brooks at Lamar University. It includes a brief biography of Jack Brooks. Brooks attended Lamar when it was a Junior College and worked to make Lamar a four-year university when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. After one failed attempt, he succeeded and Lamar became a four-year state college on June 14, 1949.

Title: September 13, 1989, 6:45 p.m., program, reception honoring Jim & Betty Wright
Identifier: camh-dob-001663
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1989-09-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The program for the reception honoring Jim and Betty Wright. Jack Brooks organized the reception in cooperation with the Texas Democratic Delegation. Jim Wright resigned as Speaker of the House and from Congress on June 6, 1989 after serving 34 years in Congress.