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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: Handwritten note from Barbara Jordan to Jack Brooks, May 31, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-002417
Creator: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-05-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A note from Congresswoman Barbara Jordan granting Jack Brooks her proxy on all votes before the Judiciary Committee on May 31, 1974.

Title: Newspaper clipping from the Beaumont Enterprise of Congressman Jack Brooks smoking a cigar during the Nixon impeachment hearings, July 27, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001225
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-07-27
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A picture of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar and speaking with Representative Lawrence Hogan. Captioned: "Rep. Jack Brooks confers with Rep. Lawrence Hogan of Maryland, partly shown, during Judiciary Committee recess." Incatha Hobbs circled the cigar in red ink. This was one of two newspaper clippings Incatha Hobbs attached to her July 30, 1974 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001223].

Title: Newspaper clipping from the Beaumont Enterprise of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar during the Nixon impeachment hearings, July 26, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001224
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-07-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A picture of Jack Brooks smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper. Captioned: "Rep. Brooks of Beaumont reads a newspaper just before the afternoon session of the impeachment debate Thursday." Incatha Hobbs circled the cigar in red ink. This was one of two newspaper clippings Incatha Hobbs attached to her July 30, 1974 letter to Brooks [camh-dob-001223].

Title: Remarks honoring Peter Rodino, March 11, 1980
Identifier: camh-dob-002360
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1980-03-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed remarks on a note card remarking on Peter Rodino's long service in the House of Representatives and his leadership of the Judiciary Committee during the Watergate investigation. The back side of the card includes a handdrawn map of Texas with Waco, Fort Worth, Houston, Beaumont, Galveston, and Jasper all marked. It appears to have been drawn and marked up by Jack Brooks.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, first annual Johnson-Rayburn dinner honoring Jack Brooks, Houston, Texas, Friday, March 31, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001647
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1989-03-31
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's speech, with handwritten notes, expressing his honor as the first recipient of the Johnson-Rayburn Award. He describes Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn as friends and mentors and thanks Ann Richards, who presented him with the award. Brooks compliments Joe Biden, the guest speaker, and looks forward to working together as Chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. He concludes by highlighting the dedication of Johnson and Rayburn to their country and to their constituents in Texas during times of war and peace.

Title: Typed note, August 5, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001886
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-08-05
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Typed note regarding a bet Jack Brooks made with Barbara Jordan regarding the timing of John Doar's report. Doar was the counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.