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Title: Letter from George Mahon to Jack Brooks, November 15, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001340
Creator: Mahon, George Herman, 1900-1985
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1961-11-15
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Congressman George Mahon to Jack Brooks clearing up Mahon's comments quoted in a Robert Allen column regarding Sam Rayburn and his potential successor. Rayburn died November 16, 1961.

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: News release, July 16, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-002174
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1963-07-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Release announcing that Jack Brooks is introducing legislation to rename the McGee Bend Dam the Sam Rayburn Dam to honor the late Speaker of the House.

Title: Public Law 88-123, 88th Congress, H.R. 7594, September 11, 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001878
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Legislation
Dates: 1963-09-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Law renaming the McGee Bend Dam the Sam Rayburn Dam and Reservoir.

Title: Radio broadcast script, undated [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-001792
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A script for a radio broadcast likely written in January 1954 for an interview of Speaker Sam Rayburn conducted by Jack Brooks. The program was broadcast locally in Brooks's district. Brooks and Rayburn discuss the Congress and President Dwight Eisenhower. An Edison Diamond Disc recording of the broadcast was attached to this script and has been digitized.

Title: Recording of radio broadcast, undated [1954]
Identifier: camh-dob-001938
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Legislation
Dates: 1954
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A recording of a radio interview of Speaker Sam Rayburn conducted by Jack Brooks. The program was broadcast locally in Brooks's district and was part of regular communication between Brooks and his constituents. This recording was digitized from an Edison Diamond Disc. Some damage to the disc has impacted the recording.

Title: Telegram from Sam Rayburn to Jack Brooks November 4, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-001782
Creator: Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Elections
Dates: 1954-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A telegram sent by Speaker Sam Rayburn congratulating Jack Brooks on his re-election to the House.