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Title: Congressional Research Service report regarding Brook's request for alternatives to the present method of selecting nominees for the Vice Presidency, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001433
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Research material used by Jack Brooks during the appointment of Gerald Ford as Vice President.

Title: Draft questions for Gerald Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002088
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typewritten draft of questions in preparation for Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings after being nominated to serve as Vice President. The notes include some handwritten questions that appear to have been written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Draft, remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks on the Ford confirmation, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001856
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft remarks by Jack Brooks on his vote to approve Gerald Ford's nomination as Vice President.

Title: Draft Remarks: The Nixon Pardon, September 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002419
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment
Dates: 1974-09-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft statement regarding President Gerald Ford's pardon of former President Richard Nixon.

Title: Filling a vacancy in the Office of Vice President of the United States, October 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000974
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-10-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A quote from Article 25 of the Constitution regarding filling the vacancy of Vice President that was used by Jack Brooks as research material during the appointment of Gerald Ford.

Title: Handwritten notes, April 4, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001887
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding the impeachment inquiry. Notes are unsigned, but they appear to be written by Jack Brooks.

Title: Handwritten notes regarding Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001324
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes written by Jack Brooks regarding Congressman Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President. Brooks notes that Ford is a "morally decent man" but "not a Democrat."

Title: Handwritten notes, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002085
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes related to the hearings for the nomination of Gerald Ford as Vice President. The notes are unsigned, but appear to be in Jack Brooks's handwriting and make reference to the list of 52 questions that he asked Ford to respond to.

Title: Important notice for Member from John J. Rhodes regarding paying tribute to Gerald R. Ford, January 27, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001534
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1977-01-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A notice from Minority Leader John J. Rhodes to fellow Representatives alerting them of a special order on February 1, 1977 to pay tribute to President Gerald R. Ford. This notice is attached to Brooks's statement [camh-dob-001535].

Title: Jack Brooks remarks to Gerald Ford, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001857
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of remarks responding to Gerald Ford's answers to Brooks'ss 52 questions.

Title: Judiciary Committee Notice of Meeting, November 19, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000931
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1973-11-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: During the meeting, Judiciary Committee members will consider the continuation of public hearings to confirm Gerald Ford for Vice President. They will also report favorably regarding civil actions brought by the Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities regarding the enforcement of the subpeonas requesting the White House tape recordings in the possession of the President.

Title: Judiciary Committee notice of meeting, October 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-10-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: During the meeting, Judiciary Committee members will discuss subpoena authority, the confirmation of Gerald Ford as Vice President, and the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Jack Brooks, December 7, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000975
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Vice President Gerald Ford thanking Jack Brooks for confirming Ford's nomination with a handwritten postscript.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, December 4, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000972
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, November 21, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000970
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: News release, August 12, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001742
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Economic policy, United States. Congress
Dates: 1974-08-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release praising President Gerald Ford's focus on the economy and his good relationship with Congress. The back of the news release has handwritten notes.

Title: News release, February 4, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001933
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing that the House Government Operations Committee, chaired by Jack Brooks, unanimously passed a bill to increase the per diem and mileage allowances for government employees traveling on official business after there had not been an increase since 1969.

Title: News release, October 13, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001965
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-10-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks charges President Ford with supporting the extension of revenue sharing for political gain. Ford signed legislation extending the program a few days earlier. The legislation, which Brooks opposed, originally went through the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.

Title: News release, October 14, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001746
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Campaign funds -- Law and legislation
Dates: 1974-10-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing that Jack Brooks has been invited by President Ford to attend the signing of the campaign finance reform bill at the White House.

Title: News release on the confirmation of Gerald Ford as Vice President, November 27, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000971
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1973-11-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks predicting that Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President will be reported favorably.

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