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Title: Additional Views of Hon. John N. Erlenborn and Hon. John W. Wydler, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002095
Creator: Erlenborn, John Neal, 1927-2005, Wydler, John W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement released by Congressmen John Ernlenborn and John Wydler criticizing the leak of the Government Activities Subcommittee's draft report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: Biographical Sketch of Congressman Jack Brooks, Second District of Texas, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001881
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Short biography of Jack Brooks highlighting his work in the Texas House of Representatives as well as the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. The document is undated, but would have been written between 1962 and 1964. The Texas House of Representatives re-drew Congressional districts effective January 1, 1967 and Brooks began representing the 9th District from that point onwards.

Title: Copy of Statement by Arthur F. Sampson, March 23, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002091
Creator: Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-03-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a statement released by General Services Administration administrator Arthur F. Sampson refuting the findings of the Government Activities Subcommittee's investigation of inappropriate use of federal funds to improve President Nixon's private homes in San Clemente, CA and Key Biscayne, FL. The subcommittee was chaired by Jack Brooks.

Title: Draft of statement on the release of the Government Activities Subcommittee report on the investigation into the federal expenditure of funds in connection to President Nixon's private homes, circa 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001831
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Annotated statement of comments by Jack Brooks regarding the release of the report on the investigation into federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes. Brooks, as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, led the investigation.

Title: Draft statement, [August 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002053
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A draft statement from Jack Brooks reacting to a White House statement that questioning evidence found by the Government Activities Subcommittee.

Title: Draft statement, [August 1973]
Identifier: camh-dob-002055
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1973-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks asks the White House for clarification regarding the veracity of two documents released by the White House that discuss the sale of property belonging to President Nixon in San Clemente. He states that the documents have a variety of inconsistent dates.

Title: Government Operations Committee in the 94th Congress, September 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002377
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1974-09-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The document discusses the expectation that Jack Brooks will become Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, as well as his qualifications for the position. It also outlines Brooks's agenda as future Chairman to curtail wasteful government spending and to make Federal agencies perform in support of public interest.

Title: Government Operations Committee news release announcing congressional investigation, July 12, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001371
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing the investigation into the use of federal funds for improvements to President Richard Nixon's Key Biscayne and San Clemente properties.

Title: News release, April 26, 1966
Identifier: camh-dob-002064
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Aircraft accidents
Dates: 1966-04-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the beginning of hearings on air safety held by the Government Activities Subcommittee of the Government Operations Committee. Jack Brooks chaired the subcommittee.

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.

Title: News release, February 18, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001928
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-02-18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release from Jack Brooks, Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, regarding legislation introduced to address the impact of inflation on government travel allowances.

Title: News release, February 4, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001933
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-02-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing that the House Government Operations Committee, chaired by Jack Brooks, unanimously passed a bill to increase the per diem and mileage allowances for government employees traveling on official business after there had not been an increase since 1969.

Title: News release from Jack Brooks, December 8, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001586
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Dates: 1969-12-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing Government Activities Subcommittee hearings regarding delays in building air traffic control systems and the FAA. The Government Activities subcommittee was within the Government Operations Committee and chaired by Brooks.

Title: News Release from Jack Brooks, May 14, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-001587
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1969-05-14
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing the Government Operations committee's approval of Jack Brooks's legislation to use computers in Congress.

Title: News release from the General Services Administration, October 7, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001949
Creator: Sampson, Arthur F., 1926-
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-10-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a news release issued by the General Services Administration regarding Administrator Arthur Sampson's appearance before the Government Operations Committee. Jack Brooks included this copy in correspondence with John P. Sensenig of the Pennsylvania Governor's D.C. office.

Title: News release, July 20, 1970
Identifier: camh-dob-002192
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1970-07-20
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release regarding a recently concluded investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by the Government Activities Subcommittee. Jack Brooks was the chairman of the subcommittee.

Title: News release, July 30, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001942
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1975-07-30
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release calling on the Federal Energy Administration to cancel a $7.7 million contract for a computer system that government auditors determined was unable to protect oil industry data from unauthorized use.

Title: News release, June 10, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001943
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Legislation
Dates: 1975-06-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing hearings will begin on H.R. 7575, proposed legislation that would create an Agency for Consumer Protection.

Title: News release, June 22, 1967
Identifier: camh-dob-002186
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Contracts--Government
Dates: 1967-06-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: News release announcing evidence of "coat stealing" that was the focus of investigatory hearings of the Government Activities Subcommittee. "Coat stealing" referred to incomplete painting of government facilities. These hearings were part of a broader effort by Jack Brooks, as chairman of the Government Activities Subcommittee, to reform government contracts.

Title: News Release, June 5, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001944
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1975-06-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A news release announcing Jack Brooks's proposal that the Renegotiation Board be renewed for five more years with pressure to meet its purpose.

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