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Title
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A bill to amend the Act of March 2, 1945, Public Law 14, 79th Congress, 1st Session, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002290
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Topic
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Dams, Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/35
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Folder
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McGee Bend Dam, E.L. Kurth, Sr. - Oct. 55- Projects
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A copy of a proposed bill to amend the law authorizing planning of the McGee Bend Dam. This was an enclosure to the letter sent by E.L. Kurth, Sr. on February 13, 1956. (camh-dob-002289)
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Title
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Breakdown of voting on Brooks motion to strike Title II from the Public Works Conference report, January 29, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002028
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Topic
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Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
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Dates
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1976-01-29
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Box
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2007-255/369
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Folder
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301.1
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A breakdown of voting on Jack Brooks's motion to strike a section of the Public Works Conference report.
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Title
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Brooks Votes For Rights Bill
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002407
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966. The clipping does not indicate the date or the newspaper.
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Title
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Carbon copy of a letter from a Texas state legislator to Jack Brooks, March 5, 1953
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001034
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1953-03-05
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Box
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2007-255/7
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Folder
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1.45
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Letter from Texas State Representative Jep S. Fuller. Part of a series of communications from Texas House of Representatives members regarding redistricting in the state that are bundled together.
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Title
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Comments made by Jack Brooks about gun control during interview with Jack Williams, March 12, 1975
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001119
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Gun control, Legislation
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Dates
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1975-03-12
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Box
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2007-255/349
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Folder
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285.5
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks speaks about his stance on gun control as it relates to the Subcommittee on Crime's briefing on "The Federal Firearms Act of 1975."
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Title
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Countercyclical section in public works bill, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002027
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation, Revenue sharing
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Box
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2007-255/369
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Folder
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301.1
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Statement released by Jack Brooks discussing his reservations with a $1.5 billion program in the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act.
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Title
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Draft - May 15, 1973, (To be used if President signs OMB bill into law)
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002081
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Dates
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1973-05-15
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Box
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2007-255/291
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Folder
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H.R. 3932, House Floor, May 1, 1973
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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 draft statement to be released if the President signs into law the bill, introduced in the House by Jack Brooks, to make the director of the Office of Management and Budget a position requiring Senate approval.
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Title
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Draft - May 15, 1973 (To be used if President vetoes OMB bill)
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002082
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Legislation
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Dates
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1973-05-15
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Box
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2007-255/291
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Folder
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H.R. 3932, House Floor, May 1, 1973
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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 draft statement to be released if the President vetoes the bill, introduced in the House by Jack Brooks, to make the director of the Office of Management and Budget a position requiring Senate approval.
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Title
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Draft of Jack Brooks's speech to the House of Representatives regarding the Vietnam Resolution, November 3, 1969
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001202
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Vietnam War (1961-1975), Legislation
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Dates
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1969-11-03
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Box
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2007-255/185
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Folder
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169.38
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A draft with handwritten edits of Jack Brooks's remarks to the House of Representatives regarding a Vietnam Resolution which he was co-sponsoring with fifty other Democrats. His speech calls for Americans and Congress to support President Richard Nixon's efforts to negotiate a "lasting peace in Vietnam." A copy of the resolution is attached to Congressman Jim Wright's November 3, 1969 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001138].
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Title
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Draft of wire from Jack Brooks to local newspapers in his former district, June 1, 1965
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001396
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1965-06-01
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Box
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2007-255/129
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Folder
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122.33
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks laments the loss of his former constituents, promising to continue to serve them as well as possible for the next year and a half.
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Title
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Fax from Mark White to Jack Brooks and Richard Crawford White, August 3, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001972
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-2017
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012, White, Richard Crawford, 1923-1998
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1976-08-03
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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The fax was sent from Texas Secretary of State Mark White to Representatives Richard Crawford White and Jack Brooks. It comments on the success of voter registration by mail in Texas. White proposed an amendment to the Voter Registration Act that would make Texas exempt from the Act, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail. Texas already had a similiar program in place at the time.
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Title
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Fax from Mark White to Jack Brooks, August 3, 1976
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001974
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-2017
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Contributor
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1976-08-03
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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Texas Secretary of State Mark White provides a draft of the wording of the amendments he proposes regarding the Voter Registration Act. White wished to exempt states that already had systems in place to allow voters to register by mail, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail.
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Title
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Form letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, July 15, 1968
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001728
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Gun control, Legislation
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Dates
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1968-07-15
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Box
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2007-255/176
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Folder
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160.13
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Form letter regarding gun control legislation sent to constituents by Jack Brooks.
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Title
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Handwritten notes, undated
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002018
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Topic
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Legislation, Public works
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Box
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2007-255/263
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Folder
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310.3
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Handwritten notes detailing proposed public works projects in Jack Brooks's district.
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Title
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H.R. 11552, Voter Registration Act -- Suggested amendments offered by Secretary of State White, [August 1976]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001973
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-2017
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1976-08
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Box
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2007-255/370
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Folder
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301.8
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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The annotated summary outlines the amendments Texas Secretary of State Mark White proposed regarding the Voter Registration Act. White wished to exempt states that already had systems in place to allow voters to register by mail, while receiving federal funds for their own program. The Act was intended to create a federally mandated system that would allow voters to register by mail.
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Title
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H.R. 8075, redistricting legislation in Texas, July 11, 1961
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001339
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Topic
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Elections, Legislation
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Dates
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1961-07-11
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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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A copy of the redistricting legislation referenced in correspondence between Jack Brooks and Robert J. Corbett.
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Title
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Interview transcript, KFDM-TV, undated [September 1963]
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001312
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Contributor
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Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
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Topic
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Legislation, Foreign affairs
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Dates
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1963-09
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A transcript, with handwritten edits, of a radio interview conducted by Jack Brooks during Vice President Lyndon Johnson's visit to the Second Congressional District of Texas. Brooks asks Johnson about foreign allies, tax cut legislation, and Johnson's long political career.
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Title
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Introduction of Vice President Lyndon Johnson, By Congressman Jack Brooks, Brooks Farm, Jasper County, September 29, 1963
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001528
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Creator
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Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
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Topic
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Democratic party (U.S.), Legislation
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Dates
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1963-09-29
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Box
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2007-255/139
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Folder
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LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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Jack Brooks introduces Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson at his family farm in Jasper. In this speech, Brooks commends Johnson for his help securing the legislation for the Sam Rayburn Dam.
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Title
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It's up to the Senate, Beaumont Enterprise, Thursday, August 11, 1966
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Identifier
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camh-dob-002408
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Topic
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African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
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Dates
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1966-08-11
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Box
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2007-255/145
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Folder
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141.2
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966.
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Title
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Joint Statement of the Waterways Committee and the Fresh Water Supply Committee of the Port Arthur, Texas, Chamber of Commerce to the Bureau of the Budget on Navigation Improvements Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas and Fresh Water Supply McGee Bend Dam in Washington D.C., October 23, 1959
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Identifier
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camh-dob-001462
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Topic
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Legislation, Dams
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Dates
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1959-10-23
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Box
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2007-255/5
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Folder
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Lake Sabine, Jan 1958 to
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Resource
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Jack B. Brooks papers
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Description
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A statement to Congress from the Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce regarding how important two proposed infrastructure projects, the Sabine-Neches waterway and the McGee Bend Dam, are to Port Arthur and the surrounding region. Port Arthur was in Jack Brooks's district and he played an integral role working with his constituents to appropriate federal funding for the projects.