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Title: Interview transcript, KFDM-TV, undated [September 1963]
Identifier: camh-dob-001312
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Contributor: Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973
Topic: Legislation, Foreign affairs
Dates: 1963-09
Box: 2007-255/139
Folder: LBJ Visit 9-28+29-63
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A transcript, with handwritten edits, of a radio interview conducted by Jack Brooks during Vice President Lyndon Johnson's visit to the Second Congressional District of Texas. Brooks asks Johnson about foreign allies, tax cut legislation, and Johnson's long political career.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, April 22, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001219
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Foreign affairs
Dates: 1974-04-22
Box: 2007-255/300
Folder: 252.11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's response to a constituent, Kirk Clark, regarding the Arab Oil Embargo and the state of the U.S. economy [camh-dob-001218]. Brooks explains that the U.S. government did not enter into contracts with Arab nations to supply the United States with oil, rather, that Arab nations were "primarily financed by oil companies which were generally owned by American citizens." Regarding the economy, Brooks acknowledges the problem of inflation, particularly in the past two years, and criticizes the role of the Nixon Administration.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a constituent, July 28, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-002302
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Foreign affairs
Dates: 1987-07-28
Box: 2007-255/620
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to constituent James W. Mehaffy regarding funding for the Contra rebels of Nicaragua and arm sales to Iran. Handwritten postscripts were likely written by staff to reflect postscripts written on the original.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to a friend, August 31, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-002338
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Foreign affairs, Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990)
Dates: 1987-08-31
Box: 2007-255/620
Folder: Legis: Iran, 1987 (handwritten)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Letter sent by Jack Brooks in reply to Norman Bennett of Rockville, MD. Brooks thanks Bennett for his letter of support and expresses concerns about the United States's actions towards Iran.

Title: Letter from Jack Brooks to constituents, August 15, 1968
Identifier: camh-dob-001206
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Foreign affairs
Dates: 1968-08-15
Box: 2007-255/168
Folder: 150.25
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's statement in response to over one thousand constituents who signed a petition demanding action and suggesting a Congressional investigation regarding the captured USS Pueblo. The original packet of signatures was mailed in by constituent Jeff Riley [camh-dob-001205]. Brooks mailed a statement to every person who had signed the petition, an act Riley later commended. Brooks assures his constituents of his concern and calls the incident "an act of piracy." The crew was released into U.S. custody on December 23, 1968, but the USS Pueblo remains in North Korea today.

Title: Memento from Jack Brooks's trip to Turkey as part of a House delegation, November 20, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001037
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress, Foreign affairs
Dates: 1959-11-20
Box: 2007-255/744
Folder: 18
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Note on House of Representatives letterhead with an outline of the delegation's trip as well as a handwritten note from Joe Bartlett, Reading Clerk.

Title: New release: Reagan administration conducted prohibited covert propaganda campaign out of the State Department, says General Accounting Office, October 5, 1987
Identifier: camh-dob-002309
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Governmental Investigations, Foreign affairs
Dates: 1987-10-05
Box: 2007-255/620
Folder: Legis: Gov't Ops (Jul-Dec) 1987
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a news release announcing the release of a report by the General Accounting Office determining some improprieties in the use of taxpayer money to fund the so-called "White Propaganda" unit within the Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean at the State Department. This investigation was jointly requested by Jack Brooks, acting as Chairman of the Government Operations Committee, and Congressman Dante Fascell, Chairman of the Foreign Affiars Committee.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, B'nai B'rith luncheon, Galveston, Texas, Sunday, September 10, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001659
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Foreign affairs
Dates: 1989-09-10
Box: 2007-255/661
Folder: 0.6
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding Israel and foreign aid legislation. Brooks notes that he supports Israel as an important American ally, but that he has consistently voted against foreign aid throughout his career. Speech is typewritten with handwritten notes.

Title: Remarks of Congressman Jack Brooks, Memorial Day Services, Raymond C. Paul VFW Post 880, Galveston, Texas, Friday, May 30, 1969
Identifier: camh-dob-002558
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Foreign affairs
Dates: 1969-05-30
Box: 2007-255/194
Folder: Speeches, April-June 1969
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Speech delivered by Jack Brooks regarding military service with an emphasis on the war in Vietnam.

Title: Statement by Congressman Jack Brooks on President's report on Vietnam crisis, August 5, 1964
Identifier: camh-dob-002365
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), Foreign affairs
Dates: 1964-08-05
Box: 2007-255/745
Folder: 1964 Speeches
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A copy of a short statement issued by Jack Brooks in the wake of the Gulf of Tonkin incident. A handwritten note indicates the statement was read to Sarah McClendon, a reporter, and the Carpenter agency.