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Handwritten notes by Congressman Jack Brooks for his letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, undated [approximately September 1955]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001677
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1955-09
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes attached to Brooks's September 10, 1955 typed letter to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. The notes are an outline for the final draft of the letter and indicate Johnson is in Austin, Texas. At the time, Johnson was recovering from a heart attack.
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Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001963
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Topic
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Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Dates
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1976-03-15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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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.
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Letter from a White House staffer to Jack Brooks, July 27, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001132
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Screwworm--Control
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Dates
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1966-07-27
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Jacobsen, Legislative Counsel to President Lyndon B. Johnson, sends Jck Brooks one of the pens used by President Johnson to sign H.R. 14888, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate in screw-worm eradication in Mexico.
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Letter from Allen J. Ellender to Lyndon B. Johnson, May 22, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001465
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Creator
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Ellender, Allen J., 1890-1972
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-05-22
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Senator Allen J. Ellender, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Public Works, lets Senator Lyndon B. Johnson know that he received Johnson's letter and the enclosed statements from Jack Brooks regarding the McGee Bend Dam and the Sabine-Neches Waterway. He says that the statements from Brooks will be made a part of the hearings on the Public Work Appropriations bill.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, February 18, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001072
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, United States. Congress
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Dates
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1959-02-18
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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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.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson, May 3, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002243
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1969-05-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Jack Brooks to President Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the safety of Johnson's Bell helicopter.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Lyndon B. Johnson, September 10, 1955
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001007
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Dams, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1955-09-10
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Typewritten letter from Jack Brooks to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson wishing him a healthy recovery in reference to the heart attack Johnson suffered in July 1955. Brooks expresses gratitude for Johnson's role in passing Brooks's McGee Bend Dam legislation through the Senate, and expresses his belief that Johnson will do great things once he has physically recovered.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, January 28, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000928
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1954-01-28
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Senator Lyndon B. Johnson thanks Jack Brooks for a compliment he gave to Lady Bird Johnson. The letter also discusses Senator Johnson's upcoming reelection.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, May 28, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001464
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-05-28
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Lyndon B. Johnson, the Senate majority leader, writes to Jack Brooks to let him know that his statements on the McGee Bend Dam and the Sabine-Neches Waterway, which Johnson sent to the Committee on Appropriations, will be heard as part of the hearing on the Public Works Appropriations bill.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, November 3, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001582
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Gratitude, Legislation
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Dates
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1965-11-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks enclosing a newly minted quarter as a memento of recently passed coinage legislation.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, September 13, 1955
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001575
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Friendship
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Dates
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1955-09-13
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson inviting Jack Brooks to play dominoes at the ranch in Stonewall, TX.
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Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, September 22, 1955
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001574
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), Gratitude
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Dates
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1955-09-22
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson thanking Brooks for his work as a member of the Texas delegation.
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Letter from the director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP to Jack Brooks, May 12, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002412
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-05-12
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington bureau of the NAACP thanking Jack Brooks for the swift passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1966 through the House Judiciary Committee.
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Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon Johnson, January 19, 1960
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001070
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Political Campaigns
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Dates
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1960-01-19
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Memo from Jack Brooks relating all the positive press appearing in Southeast Texas about Senator Lyndon B. Johnson over the years and detailing Brooks's long history of support for Johnson.
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Memo from Robert Kunzig, Administrator for the General Services Administration, May 27, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001270
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Creator
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Kunzig, Robert L.
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Topic
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Governmental Investigations, Records and Correspondence
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Dates
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1969-05-27
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A memorandum outlining the General Services Administration's questions regarding appropriate spending on former presidents' offices.
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News release, August 31, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002072
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
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Dates
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1965-08-31
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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News release announcing the Government Operations Committee's unanimous endorsement of the proposal to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Jack Brooks introduced a joint resolution to grant the committee's approval to the project and send the vote to the House floor. The LBJ Presidential Library opened May 22, 1971.
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News release, June 16, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002413
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-06-16
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release from Jack Brooks regarding amendments Brooks felt would be necessary to the Civil Rights Act of 1966.
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News release, June 29, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002411
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-06-29
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release from Jack Brooks regarding the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1966 through the House Judiciary Committee. Brooks sent copies of this statement along with responses to constituent correspondence on the subject.
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Note from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, March 13, 1967
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001570
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Creator
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Friendship
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Dates
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1967-03-13
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Note from President Lyndon B. Johnson thanking Jack Brooks for his support and friendship.
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Photograph of Lyndon B. Johnson, July 2, 1964
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002504
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1964-07-02
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Black and white photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A large crowd of officials looks on. Jack Brooks is seated in the back on the left side.