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Draft of introductory remarks delivered by Jack Brooks for Dolph Briscoe at the Texas AFL-CIO COPE convention, March 3, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001374
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Creator
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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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1972-03-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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During Dolph Briscoe's campaign for Governor of Texas, Jack Brooks introduced him at the Texas AFL-CIO convention. The speech is annotated by Brooks.
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Letter from Bob Eckhardt to Barbara Jordan, March 4, 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002396
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Creator
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Eckhardt, Bob
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Contributor
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Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
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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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1974-03-04
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Congressman Bob Eckhardt invites Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, along with the rest of the Texas Delegation, to a luncheon at the request of Jack Brooks, who was hosting the event. The luncheon was planned for the Texas Delegation to connect with Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe, who was visiting Washington D.C.
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Letter from Dolph Briscoe, Sr. to Jack Brooks, June 23, 1954
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001128
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Creator
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Briscoe, Sr., Dolph
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress
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Dates
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1954-06-23
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A personal letter from Dolph Briscoe, Sr. thanking Jack Brooks for a book on grasses that he could use to identify grasses on his ranch. He mentions his wife and his son's family and says he is doing well. He predicts that Brooks will be in Congress a long time and that he will make "a very fine representative for our country."
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Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, April 2, 1973
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001377
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Creator
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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United States. Congress, Thank-you notes
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Dates
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1973-04-02
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe thanks Jack Brooks for helping him with congressional issues, describing Brooks's finesse in getting Briscoe past "sticky" situations.
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Letter from Dolph Briscoe to Jack Brooks, July 18, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001129
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Creator
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Cattle
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Dates
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1953-07-18
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A personal typewritten letter from Dolph Briscoe Jr. to Jack Brooks updating him about his family and his cattle business.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to a Mexican business official, July 27, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001133
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Creator
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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 Brooks sends Octavio Ochoa Ochoa, President of Confederacion Nacional Ganadera of Mexico, a pen used by President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign H.R. 14888. This legislation authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate in screwworm eradication with Mexico. Brooks mentions that their mutual friend, Dolph Briscoe, Jr., was present at the signing.
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, Jr., March 27, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001127
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Topic
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Loans, Cattle
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Dates
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1957-03-27
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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 telling Dolph Briscoe he is checking on the prospects of new loans for Mexico. He encloses Senator Lyndon B. Johnson's latest information on a deferred grazing bill. Brooks says he will keep checking in because he knows the topic is important to Briscoe.
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Letter from Janey Briscoe to Jack Brooks, March 20, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002426
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Creator
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Briscoe, Janey, 1923-2000
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Friendship
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Dates
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1972-03-20
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A letter from Janey Briscoe, wife of Dolph Briscoe, expressing her gratitude for their friendship with Jack Brooks. She thanks Brooks for everything he has done to support them during the ongoing 1972 Texas gubernatorial election.
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Note form Jack Brooks, June 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001412
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Creator
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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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1976-06
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A typed note from Jack Brooks describing phone conversations with various Democratic party members, including Frank Moore and Dolph Briscoe, regarding Jimmy Carter working with Briscoe to help him with his presidential campaign in Texas.
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Photograph of Jack Brooks and Dolph Briscoe, December 17, 1977
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001257
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Dates
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1977-12-17
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Color photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Dolph Briscoe at Lamar University. Brooks attended Lamar when it was a college and worked to have it promoted to a four-year university.
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Photograph of Jack Brooks and Dolph Briscoe, October 1974
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001197
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Topic
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Political Campaigns
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Dates
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1974-10
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Color photograph of Jack Brooks campaigning in Texas with his friend Governor Dolph Briscoe.
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Photograph of Jack Brooks, Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe, June 3, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002523
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Topic
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Elections
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Dates
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1972-06-03
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Color photograph of Jack Brooks with his wife Charlotte Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Janey Briscoe on election night in Austin. Briscoe won a primary race against Frances "Sissy" Farenthold and went on to win the general election for Governor of Texas.
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Photograph of Jack Brooks, Dolph Briscoe, and Russell Long, December 5, 1977
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001256
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Dates
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1977-12-05
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Governor Dolph Briscoe and Senator Russell Long. Senator Long was the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, but it is not clear what this meeting was about.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Governor's conference on handicapped individuals, Galveston, Texas, Saturday, September 23, 1978
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001550
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, People with disabilities
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Dates
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1978-09-23
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Jack Brooks's speech, with handwritten edits, at Governor Dolph Briscoe's Conference on Handicapped Individuals. The conference followed Briscoe's issuance of Executive Order No. 38, which created the Committee on Problems of the Handicapped. In his speech, Brooks highlights legislation in recent years that provide services and legal protections for handicapped individuals, including the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. He describes additional amendments and bills to support handicapped individuals and promises to continue supporting such legislation.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Lamar University, Beaumont, Commencement Exercises, Beaumont, Texas, May 20, 1995
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000989
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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, Democratic party (U.S.)
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Dates
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1995-05-20
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks's commencement speech at Lamar University discussing the highlights of his career, including working with Dolph Briscoe to make Lamar a four-year college, and working with Sam Rayburn and Lyndon B. Johnson in Congress.
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Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, luncheon for Dolph Briscoe, Galveston, Texas, May 19, 1972
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002425
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Creator
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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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1972-05-19
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Speech delivered by Jack Brooks on the campaign trail for Dolph Briscoe.
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Telegram from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, January 15, 1973
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001376
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Elections
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Dates
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1973-01-15
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Carbon copy of a telegram sent by Jack Brooks congratulating Dolph Briscoe on his election as Governor of Texas.
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Telegram from Jack Brooks to Dolph Briscoe, Jr., June 28, 1957
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001126
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Topic
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Loans, Cattle
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Dates
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1957-06-28
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Telegram from Jack Brooks alerting Dolph Briscoe of a $5 million loan to the Agricultural Bank of Mexico to be used for dairy or beef cattle. Brooks tells Briscoe "polish up your Spanish."