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Title: Handwritten notes from Judiciary Committee meeting, April 11, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001866
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Dates: 1974-04-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten notes on House Judiciary Committee notepaper regarding subpoenas. Notes are unsigned and in both pen and pencil, but handwriting may belong to Jack Brooks.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, December 4, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000972
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-12-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: Letter from Gerald Ford to Peter Rodino, November 21, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000970
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-21
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Representative Gerald Ford responds to a portion of the 52 questions Jack Brooks submitted in consideration of Ford for Vice President after the resignation of Spiro Agnew.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, April 28, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001166
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1975-04-28
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks requests support from Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino in regards to a proposed amendment to the Voting Rights Act extension. The amendment was intended to avoid penalizing states like Texas that had already ratified bilingual ballots.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, November 22, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001117
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Legislation, Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1974-11-22
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The letter discusses a bill introduced by Jack Brooks to limit money spent on private presidential homes.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to Peter Rodino, November 7, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001123
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Rodino, Peter W.
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), Financial statements--analysis
Dates: 1974-11-07
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congressman Brooks returning his copy of the IRS audit report on former President Nixon directly to Chairman Rodino's office. Brooks expresses he has "serious reservations" about sending Impeachment Inquiry materials to the National Archives due to the "sensitive nature" of the materials and their "peculiar relationship to the Executive Branch." He notes that multiple people in the GSA were involved with or appointed by people involved in the Impeachment Inquiry and that it was not in Congress's best interest to turn impeachment materials over to them at that time.

Title: Letter from John Doar, Special Counsel to Jack Brooks, dated March 8, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001156
Creator: Doar, John, 1921-2014
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1974-03-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Cover letter to other material (including a letter from Peter Rodino to Chief Judge John J. Sirica), which Doar reports he is sending to Brooks at Rodino's request.

Title: Letter from Peter Rodino to Jack Brooks, November 4, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001122
Creator: Rodino, Peter W.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-11-04
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Chairman Rodino requesting that Jack Brooks send him Brooks's copy of the IRS Audit Report on President Nixon. The Impeachment Inquiry staff was finalizing its files for transmittal to the National Archives and Rodino wanted to make sure the Audit was properly placed with the Committee's confidential file so the Archive could control access to it.

Title: Message from Peter Rodino to Jack Brooks, November 11, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-000959
Creator: Rodino, Peter W.
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Watergate Affair (1972-1974), United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Judiciary Committee Chairman Peter Rodino lets Jack Brooks know that he has explicitly put time aside to discuss the impeachment inquiry with Judiciary Committee members at breakfast on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He expresses disappointment that no members came that morning, but will be available again the following Tuesday.

Title: Note from Sam Ervin, Jr. to Jack Brooks regarding his letter to Peter Rodino, November 13, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-001420
Creator: Ervin, Sam J., Jr. (Sam James), 1896-1985
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Dates: 1973-11-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: The note from Senator Sam Ervin accompanies a copy of the letter Ervin sent to Judiciary Commitee Chairman Peter Rodino. The letter discusses broader oversight of the investigation of Nixon's presidential campaign activities.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks and Peter Rodino, 1978
Identifier: camh-dob-002529
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1978
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks shaking hands with Congressman Peter Rodino, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, at a portrait dedication ceremony in the Capital. Vice President Walter Mondale and Speaker Tip O'Neill look on.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, Peter Rodino, and Gerald Ford, November 26, 1973
Identifier: camh-dob-002544
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1973-11-26
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks with Peter Rodino and Gerald Ford during a break in the confirmation hearings for Ford's appointment as Vice President.

Title: Photograph of Jack Brooks, undated [1987]
Identifier: camh-dob-002462
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Governmental Investigations
Dates: 1987
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Black and white photograph of Jack Brooks shading his eyes during the Iran Contra hearings. Congressman Peter Rodino sits behind Brooks with his hands over his brow. Other members of the Iran Select Committee appear as well.

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 Mr. Brooks on Behalf of his Motion (to Authorize Subpoena Authority for Chairman), undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001862
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks by Jack Brooks introducing his motion to give Chairman Peter Rodino subpoena power in the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment inquiry.

Title: Subpoena Resolution (to be offered by Mr. Brooks), undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001863
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary, Impeachment
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Resolution giving subpoena power to the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee during its impeachment inquiry.

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