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Title: Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, June 27, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001990
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-06-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes taken by Jack Brooks during an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding public funds spent on the private homes of President Richard Nixon.

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: Draft of statement on the release of the Government Activities Subcommittee report on the investigation into the federal expenditure of funds in connection to President Nixon's private homes, circa 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001831
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Annotated statement of comments by Jack Brooks regarding the release of the report on the investigation into federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. Brooks, as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, led the investigation.

Title: Government Operations Committee in the 94th Congress, September 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002377
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-09-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document discusses the expectation that Jack Brooks will become Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, as well as his qualifications for the position. It also outlines Brooks's agenda as future Chairman to curtail wasteful government spending and to make Federal agencies perform in support of public interest.

Title: Government Operations Committee news release announcing congressional investigation, July 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001371
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing the investigation into the use of federal funds for improvements to President Richard Nixon's Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: Hearings, Government Activities Subcommittee, 92nd Congress, February 29, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002240
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1972-02-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A list of hearings conducted by the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, during the 92nd Congress.

Title: Interview questions from the National Society of Public Accountants, undated [1975]
Identifier: camh-dob-001932
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Questions for Chairman Jack Brooks from the National Society of Public Accountants. The questions address the goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of the Government Operations Committee, and Brooks's role in achieving those goals. They also address the representation of small business in the Government Operations Committee, discrimminatory policies that impact the licensing of accountants, and Brooks's opinion on the role of accounting in the 1970s.

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: Letter from a Pennsylvania state government staffer to Jack Brooks, October 17, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001946
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from John P. Sensenig, staff to the Governor of Pennsylvania, regarding Arthur Sampson's appearance at a Government Opersations Committee hearing. Sampson was the Administrator of the General Services Administration.

Title: Letter from Bryce Harlow to Jack Brooks, August 31, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002564
Creator: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Bryce Harlow, aide to President Richard Nixon, responding to Jack Brooks's inquiry about inconsistencies in the audits of spending at Key Biscayne and San Clemente.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, August 31, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001443
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks to White House aide Bryce Harlow regarding certain inconsistencies discovered in the investigation and audits of President Richard Nixon's Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Charles L. Schultze, December 5, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002182
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Schultze, Charles L.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-12-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks, in his capacity as Chairman of the Government Affairs Subcommittee, to Charles L. Schultze, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, regarding the subcommittee's upcoming hearings on data processing in the government.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Elmer B. Staats, November 16, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002183
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Staats, Elmer B., 1914-2011
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1967-11-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks, in his capacity as Chairman of the Government Affairs Subcommittee, to Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General of the United States, regarding Staats's report on architect-engineer contracts dispensed by the federal government.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to John Buchanan, Jr., April 1, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002092
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Buchanan, John H. (John Hall), 1928-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-04-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a letter from Jack Brooks in response to one from fellow Government Affairs Subcommittee member John Buchanan, Jr. Brooks pushes back against Buchanan's assertion that the report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes included material from individuals who did not appear as witnesses during the subcommittee's hearings.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to William L. Dawson, November 6, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001080
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1962-11-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to Congressman William L. Dawson wishing him well during a hospital stay.

Title: Letter from John Buchanan, Jr. to Jack Brooks, March 27, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002093
Creator: Buchanan, John H. (John Hall), 1928-
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-03-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Congressman John Buchanan, Jr. asserting that the report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes included material from individuals who did not appear as witnesses during the Government Affairs Subcommittee's hearings on the matter. Buchanan was a member of the subcommittee.

Title: Letter from William L. Dawson to Jack Brooks, November 20, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001079
Creator: Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1962-11-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman William L. Dawson, Chairman of the House Committee on Government Operations to Jack Brooks thanking him for his letter wishing him well during a hospital stay. Brooks was a ranking member of the committee and chaired his own subcommittee.

Title: Memorandum to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security from Jack Brooks, June 23, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001966
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Electronic data processing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-06-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks informs the members of the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security within the Government Operations Committee that three days of hearings have been scheduled in order to review the procurement of automatic data processing (ADP) resources by the federal government.

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