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Title: Brooks unit probes distribution of federal surplus property, February 9, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1972-02-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks of Jack Brooks following hearings about inequities in the distribution of surplus Federal property to schools and health programs throughout the country.

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
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: Closing statement of Congressman Jack Brooks ending hearings on increased efficiency and effectiveness in the management and use of data processing techniques, July 20, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002185
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-07-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Closing statement delivered by Jack Brooks, chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, on the progress made in his subcommittee's hearings on electronic data processing.

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
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: JB's comments, December 18, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002170
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-12-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement made by Jack Brooks in response to the release of the Government Accountability Office's audit of federal spending on the private property of Presidents of the United States.

Title: Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001963
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Hanz Tanzler, the Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, criticizes Jack Brooks during the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference. Tanzler expresses frustration regarding Brooks's steadfast support for the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. The speech discusses Brooks's personality and reputation, as well as his relationships with colleagues like Carl Albert, Lyndon B. Johnson and the mayors within his district.

Title: Opening statement by Chairman Jack Brooks, Government Activities Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, at hearing on Department of the Interior, August 15, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001508
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1962-08-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Opening statement on the third day of Brooks's subcommittee's hearings on economic efficiency in government agencies.

Title: Opening Statement by Max M. Kampelman, October 12, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002067
Creator: Kampelman, Max M., 1920-2013
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1967-10-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Carbon copy of the opening statement made by Max Kampelman, the moderator of Washington Week in Review, regarding Jack Brooks's lightbulb investigation in his Government Activities Subcommittee hearings.

Title: Opening Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, hearing on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties (second day), October 11, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001994
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Opening statement delivered by Jack Brooks on the second day of hearings investigating the expenditure of federal funds on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Remarks by Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001929
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the work of the Government Operations Committee of which he became Chairman in 1975.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, D.C. chapter - association of government accountants, George Washington University, Thursday, March 13, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002359
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1980-03-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks in Washington, D.C. regarding government accountants, investigator general's offices, and the Government Operations committee.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, September 27, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-001384
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1967-09-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks discusses how the Government Activities Subcommittee, which Brooks was chairman of, began investigating light bulb longevity in 1964. Brooks explains that the report influenced General Electric to label the bulbs with their lifetime length, and that the investigation allowed the Federal Government to save two million dollars annually in lighting costs.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, September 27, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002184
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Light bulbs
Dates: 1967-09-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks made by Jack Brooks in the House of Representatives announcing one impact of his Government Affairs Subcommittee's investigation of lightbulb life - the introduction by General Electric of longer-lasting bulbs.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Sun Oil company executives and employees, Red Carpet Inn, Beaumont, Texas, Monday, November 10, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002352
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Energy industries--Deregulation
Dates: 1980-11-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks at an oil company event in Beaumont. Brooks highlights the money he and the Government Operations Committee have saved the taxpayer and future efforts at deregulation.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, young lawyers association of Galveston county, Galveston, Texas, Thursday, January 17, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002358
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1980-01-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed copy of a speech delivered by Jack Brooks in Galveston, Texas touching on the election, the work of the Congress, and his work on the Government Operations Committee.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, before National Association of Counties concerning revenue sharing legislation, Tuesday, November 18, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-002427
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1975-11-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech delivered by Jack Brooks explaining his opposition to revenue sharing programs.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before Senate Government Operations Subcomittee on Budgeting, Management, and Expenditures, April 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002057
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-04-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: In the annotated statement, Jack Brooks discusses the role of the national budget in consolidating the power of the legislative branch. He states that Congress must implement a computer system in order to access data on the national budget.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks before the Electronic Industries Association, Tuesday, September 19, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002234
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-09-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding his role as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, its investigation of the Federal Aviation Administration and oversight of the Department of Transportation.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, July 31, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002050
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-07-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. Brooks notes the difficulties his investigation has faced with the General Services Administration.

Title: Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks, opening hearings on expenditure of federal funds in support of Presidential properties, Wednesday, October 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002172
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Opening statement delivered by Jack Brooks on the first day of hearings held by the Government Activities Subcommittee investigating the use of federal funds to improve President Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee.

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