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Title: Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, June 27, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001990
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-06-27
Box: 2007-255/210
Folder: GA-7-1-3 San Clemente-Key Biscayne BJ's Notes
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes taken by Jack Brooks during an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding public funds spent on the private homes of President Richard Nixon.

Title: Breakdown of voting on Brooks motion to strike Title II from the Public Works Conference report, January 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002028
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-01-29
Box: 2007-255/369
Folder: 301.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A breakdown of voting on Jack Brooks's motion to strike a section of the Public Works Conference report.

Title: Brooks unit probes distribution of federal surplus property, February 9, 1972
Identifier: camh-dob-002235
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1972-02-09
Box: 2007-255/263
Folder: 310.12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks of Jack Brooks following hearings about inequities in the distribution of surplus Federal property to schools and health programs throughout the country.

Title: Chairman statement second day, October 11, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001995
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-10-11
Box: 2007-255/213
Folder: BJ's Notebook
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement delivered by Jack Brooks during Arthur Sampson, Administrator of the Government Services Administration's, appearance before the Government Activities Subcommittee hearing as it investigated federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Closing statement of Congressman Jack Brooks ending hearings on increased efficiency and effectiveness in the management and use of data processing techniques, July 20, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002185
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-07-20
Box: 2007-255/124
Folder: Speeches-Press Releases 1967-1968
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Closing statement delivered by Jack Brooks, chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, on the progress made in his subcommittee's hearings on electronic data processing.

Title: Comments from Jack Brooks to Chet Holifield, Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, December 12, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002378
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Holifield, Chet, 1903-1995
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-12-12
Box: 2007-255/312
Folder: 264.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Comments delivered by Jack Brooks during one of the last Government Operations Committee meetings from the 93rd Congress stating his respect and appreciation for Chet Holifield, the outgoing Chairman of the Government Operations Committee. As the next most senior member of the Committee, Brooks assumed the Chairmanship for the 94th Congress.

Title: Draft of a Committee on Government Operations resolution regarding subpeonas related to its investigation into the expenditure of federal funds on private properties, [February 28, 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-001830
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1964-02-28
Box: 2007-255/206
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks was the chairman of the Government Activities subcommitte of the Government Operations Committee. This resolution authorized Brooks to issue subpoenas to individuals who could furnish information related to the expenditure of federal funds on the private properties of Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Brooks was investigating the expenditure of public funds on President Nixon's private homes in Key Biscayne, FL and San Clemente, CA.

Title: Excerpt from Texas Monthly article, May 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001213
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-05
Box: 2007-255/364
Folder: 295.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: An excerpt from an article that ranks all twenty-two Texas Congresspeople from Best to Worst. Jack Brooks ranks eleventh, falling in the "Fair-to-Middlin'" category. The excerpt contains quotes from other Representatives about Brooks, both positive and negative. It describes his position as Chairman of the Government Operations Committee and his involvement in the Nixon impeachment as a member of the House Judiciary Committee.

Title: Government Activities Subcommittee activities report, 91st Congress, August 6, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002191
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1970-08-06
Box: 2007-255/124
Folder: Brooks Magazine Articles, 1967-1971
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Progress report on various investigations undertaken by the Government Activities Subcommittee of which Jack Brooks was the chairman. A handwritten note at the top of the first page indicates this may have been used in some Brooks publications (these would likely be newsletters or press releases).

Title: Information for Walter Pincus interview, December 19, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002379
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-12-19
Box: 2007-255/312
Folder: 264.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Talking points prepared for Jack Brooks ahead of his interview with Walter Pincus, executive editor of The New Republic magazine.

Title: Interview answers from Jack Brooks, February 21, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001931
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975-02-21
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's answers to interview questions for the National Society of Public Accountants regarding the Government Operations Committee and his new role as its Chairman. Brooks details the principal goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of his Committee, and his goals as Chairman.

Title: Interview questions from the National Society of Public Accountants, undated [1975]
Identifier: camh-dob-001932
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Congress
Dates: 1975
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Questions for Chairman Jack Brooks from the National Society of Public Accountants. The questions address the goals of the 94th Congress, the goals of the Government Operations Committee, and Brooks's role in achieving those goals. They also address the representation of small business in the Government Operations Committee, discrimminatory policies that impact the licensing of accountants, and Brooks's opinion on the role of accounting in the 1970s.

Title: JB's comments, December 18, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002170
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-12-18
Box: 2007-255/293
Folder: GA-7-1-3 Hearing on GSA Expenditures at Presidential Complexes - San Clemente and Key Biscayne
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement made by Jack Brooks in response to the release of the Government Accountability Office's audit of federal spending on the private property of Presidents of the United States.

Title: Keynote address by Hans G. Tanzler, Jr. to National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors congressional city conference, March 15, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001963
Topic: Revenue sharing, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-03-15
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: 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.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, August 24, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001507
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1962-08-24
Box: 2007-255/92
Folder: 77.51
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Robert Patten to Jack Brooks regarding his subcommittee's investigations of government spending. Patten mentions a conversation between Sam Rayburn and Jack Brooks.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 1, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001956
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-07-01
Box: 2007-255/111
Folder: 88.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent Mrs. Elmer White expressing support for a study on light bulb efficiency spearheaded by Jack Brooks as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, July 25, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-002388
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1977-07-25
Box: 2007-255/398
Folder: 324.8
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The form letter, one of many sent to Jack Brooks, was sent by a constituent, Billy Baber, in support of the establishment of a Consumer Protection Agency.

Title: Letter from a constituent to Jack Brooks, June 26, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001954
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-06-26
Box: 2007-255/111
Folder: 88.1
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from constituent H.C. Davidson expressing support for a study on light bulb efficiency spearheaded by Jack Brooks as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Letter from a Pennsylvania state government staffer to Jack Brooks, October 17, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001946
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-17
Box: 2007-255/346
Folder: 282.14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from John P. Sensenig, staff to the Governor of Pennsylvania, regarding Arthur Sampson's appearance at a Government Opersations Committee hearing. Sampson was the Administrator of the General Services Administration.

Title: Letter from a San Antonio city councilman to Jack Brooks, March 10, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001960
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-10
Box: 2007-255/370
Folder: 301.2
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Phil Pyndus, a San Antonio City Councilman, writes to Jack Brooks regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program. Pyndus expresses support for Brooks after he was criticized at the National League of Cities - U.S. Conference of Mayors Congressional City Conference for not supporting the continuation of the revenue sharing program. Legislation regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.

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