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Title
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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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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.2
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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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Title
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Letter from Jack Brooks to Ed Edmondson, July 17, 1962.
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001085
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Edmondson, Edmond Augustus, 1919-1990
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Topic
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Political Campaigns, Elections
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Dates
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1962-07-17
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Box
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2007-255/92
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Folder
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77.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Reply from Brooks to fellow congressman Ed Edmondson regarding the 1962 midterm election and his campaigning for candidates up and down the ticket in his district.