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Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001532
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Brooks speaks before the House of Representatives about a Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations. He says, "Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks and insert extraneous material." Material attached [camh-dob-001533].

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks (D-Tex.), U.S. House of Representatives, January 19, 1977, Report on the Activities of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations in the 94th Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-001533
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1977-01-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, reports on the Committee's activities. It includes highlights of what the Committee has accomplished in the past two years, summaries of its continuing activities, and descriptions of projected future activities.

Title: Congressman Jack Brooks, U.S. House of Representatives, March 17, 1976, Today in Congress
Identifier: camh-dob-002428
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-03-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's remarks as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations regarding a pilot program for booklets distributed to Capitol tourists titled "Today in Congress" containing information about the daily hearings and happenings of Congress.

Title: The Feasibility of a Congressional Staff Journal as a "Process for Communication," a Report of the House Commission on Information Facilities, Washington: 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001980
Topic: United States. Congress, Interpersonal communication
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Report discussing the efficacy of using a staff journal as a way to improve congressional communication. Jack Brooks, as the chairman of the House Commission on Information and Facilities, headed the project.

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: 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: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, February 18, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001072
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, United States. Congress
Dates: 1959-02-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituent David Henderson of Jasper, TX regarding an editorial that appeared in a local Beaumont paper questioning Brooks's loyalties to his district. Brooks also mentions the McGee Bend Dam project, Lyndon Johnson, and Congressional politics.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Congressional colleagues, November 17, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001979
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Interpersonal communication
Dates: 1976-11-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, as chairman of the House Commission on Information and Facilities, announces the publication of an enclosed report on a pilot project regarding the creation of a staff journal as a way to improve congressional communication.

Title: Letter from Prentiss Walker to Jack Brooks, September 22, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001387
Creator: Walker, Prentiss, 1917-1998
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1965-09-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congressman Prentiss Walker of Mississippi thanks Jack Brooks for supporting a motion to dismiss a Contest of Election for Mississippi's five congressional delegates. Contesting the election was spearheaded by the Mississippi Freedom Party in an effort to unseat the all white, pro-segregation delegation elected by the official Mississippi Democratic Party, which only allowed white people to vote.

Title: Letter from Stephen A. Mitchell to Sam Rayburn, January 7, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-000927
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Topic: United States. Congress
Dates: 1954-01-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The letter outlines accusations made by the Republican Party regarding what they saw as the Communist leanings of Democratic Congressmen.

Title: Memorandum from the White House to the members of the House and Senate, December 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000946
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States. Congress
Dates: 1973-12-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A memorandum informing Congress that they will soon receive a packet with information about President Richard Nixon's private finances.

Title: Minutes of June 28, 1973 Meeting, Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, 2 p.m., Room S-146 in the Capitol
Identifier: camh-dob-002030
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Minutes from a meeting discussing the implementation of communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: News release, February 10, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002430
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, United States. Congress
Dates: 1976-02-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release regarding legislation sponsored by Jack Brooks and Congressman James C. Cleveland requiring the film and voice recording of every meeting of the House from start to finish.

Title: Not used, Statement of Congressman Jack Brooks on proposal to establish Minority-Controlled Committee, House of Representatives, January 4, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-001537
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Legislation
Dates: 1977-01-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement from Jack Brooks about a proposal to establish a Minority-Controlled Committee; a handwritten note at the top says "Not Used." Brooks disagrees with the proposal and cites his own experience as Chairman of an Investigating Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee. He provides examples of how Congress has increased its capability to conduct effective oversight of the Executive Branch.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002034
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks testing a Western Union Data Services terminal used in a pilot program in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks with Bill Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, February 17, 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-002580
Topic: United States. Congress, Speeches
Dates: 1993-02-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks introducing Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi to President Bill Clinton after the State of the Union address.

Title: Press caption from the Western Union Data Services Company for a photograph of Jack Brooks, June 22, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002033
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Press caption provided by the Western Union Data Services company for a photograph of Jack Brooks.

Title: Proposed meeting agenda for the Joint Committee on Congressional Operations, June 28, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002031
Topic: United States. Congress, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1973-06-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Proposed agenda for a meeting discussing the implementation of communication terminals in Congress to keep members and staff informed on proceedings and debate.

Title: STAFF: A Congressional Staff Journal as a Process for Communication, Issue 5, [1976]
Identifier: camh-dob-001981
Topic: United States. Congress, Interpersonal communication
Dates: 1976
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks, as the chairman of the House Commission on Information and Facilities, headed a pilot project that created the journal, STAFF, to see if a journal was an effective way to improve communication within congress. This is the fifth, and final pilot issue.

Title: Staff note, July 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002046
Topic: Computers, United States. Congress
Dates: 1973-07-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note from staff informing Jack Brooks of a call from James Sharp who was implementing computer systems at colleges along the Texas Gulf Coast.

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