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Address by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. before the Harvard Law School Association of the District of Columbia at the Washington Hotel, January 17, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001145
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Creator
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Califano, Joseph A., 1931-
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Topic
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Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Impeachment
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Dates
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1974-01-17
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Joseph Califano was a former aid to President Lyndon Johnson and powerful Washington lawyer. His speech, titled "On the Impeachable Offenses of Richard Nixon." Califano disimisses the argument that Nixon was simply misled by his advisors. "Reasonable men," Califono said, "may doubt [Nixon's] advance involvement in the DNC Watergate bugging and burglary; they must recognize that he would have been unworthy of his political success if he were not deeply involved in everything that folllowed the capture of the burglars on June 17, 1972." He also lays out a constitutional and statutory basis for impeaching the president.
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Title
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Amendment to H.R. 6219, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002395
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Elections
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks enclosed the proposed amendment with a letter he wrote to Peter Rodino. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.
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Annotated draft of press release, September 23, 1964
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001811
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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 the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1964-09-23
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Draft of a press release regarding a proposal by House Republicans and members of the Southern Bloc to create a special subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee to investigate the Justice Department. The Teamsters union, including its leader James R. Hoffa, pressed for such an investigation.
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Answers to charges concerning the President's personal finances, December 8, 1973
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000948
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Creator
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Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1939-2003
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Topic
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Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Financial statements--analysis
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Dates
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1973-12-08
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A detailed set of answers released by White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler in response to various allegations regarding President RIchard Nixon's finances.
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Appointment book page, January 1, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002361
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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
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Dates
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1953-01-01
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book marking his arrival in Washington, D.C. as a newly-elected Congressman.
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Appointment book page, January 2, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002362
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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, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1953-01-02
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book showing his first meeting with the Texas Congressional delegation as a newly-elected Congressman.
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Appointment book page, January 3, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002363
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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
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Dates
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1953-01-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A page from Jack Brooks's appointment book showing his swearing in ceremony as a newly-elected Congressman.
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Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, June 27, 1973
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001990
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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, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1973-06-27
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes taken by Jack Brooks during an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding public funds spent on the private homes of President Richard Nixon.
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Article entitled "Phil Burton, a positive powerhouse" in the San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle, November 14, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001667
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
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Dates
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1976-11-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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An article by Tom Eastham endorsing Congressman Phillip Burton to be the next House Majority Leader. Burton was one of four candidates, which included Congressmen Jim Wright and Richard Bolling, and House Majority Whip John McFall. Burton ultimately lost to Jim Wright by a single vote. This article was attached to a letter from Congressman Charles Rose to Brooks, endorsing Burton for Majority Leader.
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Bloom County cartoon, August 10, 1987
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002335
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Topic
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Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1987-08-10
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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A cartoon strip from the Bloom County cartoon by Berke Brethed in the Washington Post satirizing the Iran-Contra hearings.
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Title
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Bloom County cartoon, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002336
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Topic
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Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A cartoon strip from the Bloom County cartoon by Berke Brethed in the Washington Post satirizing the Iran-Contra hearings.
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Brooks' architect and engineer bill gains House committee approval, June 14, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002025
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Contracts--Government
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Dates
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1972-06-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release from Jack Brooks announcing that his proposed legislation allowing the government to select the most qualified architects and engineers for federal projects was approved by the Government Operations Committee.
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Brooks architect/engineer selection bill approved by Congress, news release, October 14, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002238
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Contracts--Government
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Dates
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1972-10-14
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing the approval of Jack Brooks's legislation on the bidding process for architect/engineer contracts.
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Brooks bill extends historical document preservation program, June 29, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002232
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Historic preservation--Law and legislation
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Dates
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1972-06-29
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks extending a national program to collect and preserve historically significant materials.
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Brooks bill would reauthorize Independent Counsel statute, February 4, 1993
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001004
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1993-02-04
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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News release about Jack Brooks introducing legislation, H.R. 811, to reauthorize the Independent Counsel provisions of the Ethics in Government Act for five years, allowing the Attorney General to appoint prosecutors outside of the Justice Department to handle criminal cases involving high-level Federal officials. The original legislation was inspired by the "Saturday Night Massacre" during the Watergate scandal, and was reauthorized twice during the Reagan Administration, but expired due to filibuster threat by Senate Republicans. Brooks criticizes former Attorney General [Barr] for his refusal to use Independent Counsel in the past, including during the INSLAW investigation, when there were allegations of criminal conspiracy by Justice officials documented by two Federal Courts.
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Brooks introduces legislation to improve federal policymaking regarding computers, February 17, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002236
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Computers, Legislation
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Dates
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1972-02-17
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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A news release from Jack Brooks announcing his legislation to improve Federal policy making regarding computers and to expand basic research in computer technology.
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Brooks proposes Department of Health, March 29, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002241
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
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Dates
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1972-03-29
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing legislation introduced by Jack Brooks to establish a Department of Health separate from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
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Brooks subcommittee approves report on air traffic control development program, July 8, 1970
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002196
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Aircraft accidents
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Dates
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1970-07-08
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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A news release announcing the Government Activities Subcommittee's report on air traffic control systems under the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee and engaged in a lengthy investigation of the FAA. Four months after this report was released, the plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed in Huntington, West Virginia killing all on board. See item camh-dob-002195 for Brooks's statement on the crash.
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Brooks unit probes distribution of federal surplus property, February 9, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002235
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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
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Dates
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1972-02-09
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Remarks of Jack Brooks following hearings about inequities in the distribution of surplus Federal property to schools and health programs throughout the country.
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Brooks urges protection to public from radioactive material shipments, June 28, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002233
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Hazardous substances, Governmental Investigations
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Dates
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1972-06-28
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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News release announcing the results of a hearing in the Government Activities Subcommittee, chaired by Jack Brooks, investigating the shipment of hazardous radioactive materials on passenger aircraft.