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Title: Handwritten notes regarding Gerald Ford's confirmation as Vice President, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001324
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Notes written by Jack Brooks regarding Congressman Gerald Ford's confirmation hearings to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President. Brooks notes that Ford is a "morally decent man" but "not a Democrat."

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, October 13, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001965
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Dates: 1976-10-13
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks charges President Ford with supporting the extension of revenue sharing for political gain. Ford signed legislation extending the program a few days earlier. The legislation, which Brooks opposed, originally went through the Government Operations Committee, which Brooks was chairman of.