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Title: Letter from Ed Edmondson to Jack Brooks, July 10, 1962.
Identifier: camh-dob-001086
Creator: Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1962-07-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Form letter from Ed Edmondson soliciting responses from congressmembers to notify the committee of their availability for campaign appearances and speeches.

Title: Letter from Hubert Humphrey to Jack Brooks, January 5, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-001265
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1972-01-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter announcing former Vice President Hubert Humphrey's candidacy for President. Humphrey asks Jack Brooks for advice and support.

Title: Letter from Hubert Humphrey to Jack Brooks, May 24, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001606
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Dates: 1968-05-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Vice President Hubert Humphrey thanks Jack Brooks for campaigning for him at the Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers International Union Meeting, describing him as the "best salesman" he has. Humphrey was running for president in the Democratic presidential primary.

Title: Letter from Hubert Humphrey to Jack Brooks, November 25, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001607
Creator: Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1968-11-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Vice President Hubert Humphrey thanks Jack Brooks for all of his work campaigning for Humphrey in his district during the 1968 presidential election, lamenting his loss of the election.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 17, 1961
Identifier: camh-dob-001077
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Elections, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1961-04-17
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks's office replying to constituent Harriett Becker. Brooks thanks Becker for her support and expounds on the life of a Congressman and the many people who believe their support of him entitles them to special treatment. He discusses the upcoming election and the opposition he feels he is facing from people who feel he did not provide them with the special treatment they desired. Similar letter sent to other constituent correspondents.

Title: Letter from Lyndon B. Johnson to Jack Brooks, January 28, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-000928
Creator: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1954-01-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Memo from Jack Brooks to Lyndon Johnson, January 19, 1960
Identifier: camh-dob-001070
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Political Campaigns
Dates: 1960-01-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Michael Dukakis, and Lloyd Bentsen, June 13, 1988
Identifier: camh-dob-002469
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1988-06-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Color photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Michael Dukakis and Senator Lloyd Bentsen at a reception for them both held by the Texas Congressional delegation at the Capital.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Announcement: Reelection, December 1993
Identifier: camh-dob-000997
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Political Campaigns, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1993-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's news release announcing his candidacy for reelection to the United States House of Representatives. He ultimately lost to his Republican opponent, Steve Stockman, ending his 42-year career in the House of Representatives.

Title: Reply from Jack Brooks to a constituent, March 30, 1956
Identifier: camh-dob-001057
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Political Campaigns
Dates: 1956-03-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter written by Jack Brooks in reply to constituent Travis Price of Center, TX with some thoughts on the Southern Manifesto as well as speculation on his potential election opponents.

Title: Sarah McClendon's Washington Report, February 26, 1996
Identifier: camh-dob-002375
Creator: McClendon, Sarah
Topic: Political Campaigns, Elections
Dates: 1996-02-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of reporter Sarah McClendon's newsletter with a segment referring to Jack Brooks's 1994 election loss to Steve Stockman and speculation about an aide to Pat Buchanan. McClendon references the second congressional district which was represented by Jack Brooks from 1953-1967, but after re-districting Brooks represented the ninth congressional district until 1995. The segment on Brooks's election is underlined, perhaps by Brooks.

Title: Telegram from Robert F. Kennedy to Jack Brooks, March 16, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001608
Creator: Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), Political Campaigns
Dates: 1968-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Senator Robert F. Kennedy telegrams Jack Brooks to announce his decision to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. He states that he is not running in opposition of any person already running, specifically describing himself as running "in harmony" with Eugene McCarthy.