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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
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: News release, August 31, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-002072
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
Dates: 1965-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the Government Operations Committee's unanimous endorsement of the proposal to build the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. Jack Brooks introduced a joint resolution to grant the committee's approval to the project and send the vote to the House floor. The LBJ Presidential Library opened May 22, 1971.