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Title: Answers to possible arguments posed by minority against emoluments charge, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001243
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: List of arguments defending President Richard Nixon and responses to those arguments. Unattributed, but likely compiled by Jack Brooks or staff.

Title: Approval of scheme authorizing commitment of unconstitutional and illegal acts
Identifier: camh-dob-002423
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A memo by Jack Brooks's staff regarding President Nixon's approval of unconstitutional and illegal acts, including a domestic intelligence gathering operation and illegal entries into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

Title: Article II, Draft, July 27, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001846
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment alleging that President Richard Nixon violated the Constitution by authorizing electronic surveillance with no national security justification and violating the Constitutional rights of citizens. The article also alleges the President conspired to obstruct justice.

Title: Article II, pending, Draft 3, Doar, date unclear
Identifier: camh-dob-001847
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment alleging that President Richard Nixon violated the Constitutional rights of Americans by misusing executive branch agencies and conspiring to obstruct the investigation of his activities. Doar likely refers to John Doar, special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Title: Combined Detailed, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001845
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined these charges as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Combined General, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001840
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined these charges as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Congressman Peter W. Rodino announces the results of the January 24 meeting of the Judiciary Committee's Advisory Committee on its impeachment inquiry, January 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001014
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-01-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A summary of the January 24, 1974 meeting of the Judiciary Committee with its Advisory Committee to receive a progress report from Special Counsel John Doar. The Advisory Committee agreed it was necessary for the Judiciary Committee to introduce a resolution to the House of Representatives to explicitly confirm the Judiciary Committee's responsibility and jurisdiction to investigate the conduct of the President and whether or not the President had committed Constitutionally impeachable offenses.

Title: Dismissal of suit on San Clemente and Key Biscayne, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001245
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Unattributed notes, probably written by Jack Brooks or his staff, regarding the recent court dismissal of a lawsuit (brought in part by two members of Congress) to recover funds spent at Key Biscayne.

Title: Donald Alexander Letter, April 2, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001242
Creator: Alexander, Donald C. (Donald Crichton), 1921-2009
Contributor: Jaworski, Leon
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter from Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Donald Alexander to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski, dated April 2, 1974, referring the question of possible violations of Section 7206(2) of the Internal Revenue Code to the Special Prosecutor's office.

Title: Donald Alexander Letter to the Special Prosecutor, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002104
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes, possibly written by Jack Brooks or a member of his staff, attached to a copy of a letter from IRS Commissioner Donald C. Alexander to Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski on April 2, 1974.

Title: Draft resolution of impeachment, January 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001854
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-01-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft resolution of impeachment prepared by John Doar, special counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry. This copy includes handwritten emendations, but it is unclear who marked up the draft.

Title: Egil Krogh: Statement of Defendant on the Offense and His Role, January 24, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001247
Creator: Krogh, Egil, 1939-2020
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-01-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement made by Egil Krogh, a White House aide who was placed in charge of the Special Investigation Unit (also known as the "Plumbers"). In his statement, Krogh discusses the break-in of Lewis Fielding's office. Fielding was a psychiatrist seen by Daniel Ellsberg.

Title: Emoluments Detailed, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001842
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Emoluments General, impeachment article draft, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001844
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Draft copy of an article of impeachment regarding President Richard Nixon's alleged violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution. Jack Brooks appears to have written drafts which combined charges of tax fraud and violation of the emoluments clause of the Constitution as well as separate articles for each charge. He also wrote drafts that were more specific and others that were more general in their approach to the charges.

Title: Explanatory statements re: obstuction of justice and abuse of power, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001849
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Memorandum explaining supporting evidence for impeachment charges of obstruction of justice and abuse of power.

Title: Factual justifications, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001848
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Fact sheet listing supporting evidence for impeachment charges.

Title: Filling a vacancy in the Office of Vice President of the United States, October 10, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000974
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-10-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A quote from Article 25 of the Constitution regarding filling the vacancy of Vice President that was used by Jack Brooks as research material during the appointment of Gerald Ford.

Title: Gift of "La Casa Pacifica", December 8, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000953
Creator: Ziegler, Ronald L. (Ronald Louis), 1939-2003
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement released by White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler announcing that after the deaths of President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon, the Nixons' personal home and property in San Clemente, California will be given to the people of the United States.

Title: Handwritten and typed lists of people who could corroborate information related to the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, October 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000941
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-10
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The documents list potential sources regarding the impeachment inquiry against President Richard Nixon.

Title: House of Representatives report of proceedings: hearing held before the Committee on the Judiciary re: Impeachment Inquiry, July 23, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001146
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-23
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Stenographic meeting minutes of Judiciary Committee hearing to consider a resolution to set terms for general House debate and passage of articles of impeachment against President Nixon. Brooks argued against the resolution's piece-meal approach to the individual articles.

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