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Title
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Speech by Jack Brooks to the Texas Judiciary, October 2, 1964
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000990
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Speeches
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Dates
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1964-10-02
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's observations concerning the Supreme Court of the United States, particularly relating to criminal law.
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Title
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Speech roasting Jack Brooks, speaker unknown, undated [June 9, 1989]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001652
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Topic
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United States. Congress, Speeches
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Dates
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1989-06-09
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A speech delivered at a roast of Jack Brooks by one of his friends with jokes about his personal and professional life. Topics include his childhood in Beaumont, his time at Lamar College and the University of Texas at Austin, his time in the Marine Corps, his career in Congress, and his wife, Charlotte Brooks. Though the speech does not list a speaker, a handwritten note from Brooks's friend, Charles Turco, is attached [camh-dob-001653] and his name is listed in the program [camh-dob-001651].