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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
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
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
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
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
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
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.

Title: Letter from Bryce Harlow to Jack Brooks, August 31, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002564
Creator: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Bryce Harlow, aide to President Richard Nixon, responding to Jack Brooks's inquiry about inconsistencies in the audits of spending at Key Biscayne and San Clemente.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, July 20, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001955
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-07-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written in by Jack Brooks in reply to constituent correspondence from Mrs. Elmer White regarding a study on light bulb efficiency standards spearheaded by Brooks as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, July 20, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-001953
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Light bulbs, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1964-07-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks in reply to correspondence from constituent H.C. Davidson regarding a study on light bulb efficiency standards spearheaded by Brooks as the chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a friend, February 5, 1953
Identifier: camh-dob-001786
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1953-02-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks to his friend Bill Townsley in Austin, Texas, during Brooks's second month in Congress. Brooks tells Townsley he is settling into Washington, D.C. and is getting his office running. He highlights his appointment to the Government Operations Committee and his subcommittees on Executive and Legislative Reorganization, and Intergovernmental Relations.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a Pennsylvania state state government staffer, October 20, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001948
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks written in response to a letter from John P. Sensenig of the Pennsylvania Governor's D.C. office. Brooks references Arthur Sampson's appearance before the Government Operations Committee and attached Sampson's and his own press releases on the hearing.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a San Antonio city councilman, March 16, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001959
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks in response to correspondence from San Antonio City Councilman Phil Pyndus. Pyndus had written Brooks in support of his stance against revenue sharing.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Bryce Harlow, August 31, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001443
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Harlow, Bryce Nathaniel, 1916-1987
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A letter from Jack Brooks to White House aide Bryce Harlow regarding certain inconsistencies discovered in the investigation and audits of President Richard Nixon's Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Charles L. Schultze, December 5, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002182
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Schultze, Charles L.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Electronic data processing
Dates: 1967-12-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks, in his capacity as Chairman of the Government Affairs Subcommittee, to Charles L. Schultze, Director of the Bureau of the Budget, regarding the subcommittee's upcoming hearings on data processing in the government.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, September 27, 1977
Identifier: camh-dob-002387
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1977-09-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks in response to constituents pressing him to pass a bill establishing a Consumer Protection Agency. Brooks responds that he was the bill's author.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Elmer B. Staats, November 16, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002183
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Staats, Elmer B., 1914-2011
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1967-11-16
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks, in his capacity as Chairman of the Government Affairs Subcommittee, to Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General of the United States, regarding Staats's report on architect-engineer contracts dispensed by the federal government.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Henry Kissinger, January 19, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002026
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Kissinger, Henry, 1923-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-01-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter written by Jack Brooks to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger confronting Kissinger on his failure to respond to Brooks's request to have the former ambassador to South Vietnam, Graham Martin, testify before a Government Operations subcommittee. The subcomittee was scheduled to hold hearings regarding the evacuation of South Vietnam. Brooks was the chairman of the Government Operations Committee.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to John Buchanan, Jr., April 1, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002092
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Buchanan, John H. (John Hall), 1928-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-04-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a letter from Jack Brooks in response to one from fellow Government Affairs Subcommittee member John Buchanan, Jr. Brooks pushes back against Buchanan's assertion that the report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes included material from individuals who did not appear as witnesses during the subcommittee's hearings.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to the Mayor of League City, March 25, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001957
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-03-25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks responds to the Mayor of League City, Johnnie Arolfo. He discusses his perspective on legislation regarding the suspension of the revenue sharing program. The legislation was being considered within the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of. League City was part of Brooks's district.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to William L. Dawson, November 6, 1962
Identifier: camh-dob-001080
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Dawson, William L. (William Levi), 1886-1970
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1962-11-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter from Jack Brooks to Congressman William L. Dawson wishing him well during a hospital stay.

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