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Title: 8th Annual Bull Roast, Friday, June 9, 1989, Beaumont Hilton Hotel, "El Toro" Congressman Jack Brooks
Identifier: camh-dob-001651
Dates: 1989-06-09
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A program for a roast of Jack Brooks, including cartoons depicting Brooks as a matador. It includes the names of the roasters.

Title: Additional Views of Congressman Jack Brooks, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001850
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, Watergate Affair (1972-1974)
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement laying out Jack Brooks's views on President Richard Nixon's impeachment and the alleged crimes committed.

Title: Additional Views of Hon. John N. Erlenborn and Hon. John W. Wydler, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002095
Creator: Erlenborn, John Neal, 1927-2005, Wydler, John W.
Topic: United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations, Governmental Investigations
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Copy of a statement released by Congressmen John Ernlenborn and John Wydler criticizing the leak of the Government Activities Subcommittee's draft report on federal spending on President Richard Nixon's private homes.

Title: An address on: ports and commerce, delivered by: the Honorable Jack Brooks, United States Congressman, from the 9th Congressional District of Texas, Port of the Sabine Propeller Club, 12:00 Noon, September 24, 1970, Royal Coach Inn, Beaumont, Texas
Identifier: camh-dob-002008
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Dams, Intracoastal waterways
Dates: 1970-09-24
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Remarks delivered by Jack Brooks regarding the modernization of the 9th Congressional Districts ports, shipping, channels, and water transport and navigation facilities.

Title: Annotated statement, 1965
Identifier: camh-dob-001808
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Elections
Dates: 1965
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A statement, annotated by Jack Brooks, discussing the problems associated with two year terms for Representatives in Congress. It proposes a four year term instead. Due to congressional redistricting caused by the 1965 Martin v. Bush Supreme Court ruling, Brooks went from representing 416,000 people in the 2nd district to representing 457,000 people in the 9th district. He explicitly references this change in an annotation next to a paragraph regarding the increased responsibilities of Representatives due to population growth.

Title: Appointment calendar, November 1963
Identifier: camh-dob-001006
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1963-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's personal appointment calendar, notably indicating plans for President John F. Kennedy's tour of Texas, including those on November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. On the following days, Brooks noted "JFK Body in repose," "JFK Body to Capitol," and "JFK Funeral".

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: Breakdown of voting on Brooks motion to strike Title II from the Public Works Conference report, January 29, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-002028
Topic: Legislation, United States Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations
Dates: 1976-01-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A breakdown of voting on Jack Brooks's motion to strike a section of the Public Works Conference report.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, July 29, 1974
Identifier: camh-dob-001834
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Dates: 1974-07-29
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks regarding impeachment and the impacts of President Richard Nixon's offenses on the nation.

Title: Brooks statement, Judiciary Committee, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-001838
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Impeachment, United States Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement made by Jack Brooks during Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings regarding President Richard Nixon's use of the Internal Revenue Service as a political tool.

Title: Brooks Votes For Rights Bill
Identifier: camh-dob-002407
Topic: African Americans--Civil Rights, Legislation
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: A newspaper clipping attached to a constituent note regarding the vote on the Civil Rights Bill of 1966. The clipping does not indicate the date or the newspaper.

Title: Calendar, January 5, 1959 - January 11, 1959
Identifier: camh-dob-001903
Topic: United States. Congress. House, Democratic party (U.S.)
Dates: 1959-01-11
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Weekly calendar of events including the New Members Breakfast.

Title: C.D. 9 - 1994 General Returns, July 1, 1997
Identifier: camh-dob-002374
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1997-07-01
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Results for the 1994 election broken down by county and precinct for the ninth congressional district of Texas, which was Jack Brooks's district until his loss in this election to Steve Stockman. The document was printed in 1997, but likely compiled earlier.

Title: Certificate of Election, State of Texas, November 19, 1954
Identifier: camh-dob-002074
Topic: Elections
Dates: 1954-11-19
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Certificate of Jack Brooks's second election to the House of Representatives.

Title: Comments made by Jack Brooks about gun control during interview with Jack Williams, March 12, 1975
Identifier: camh-dob-001119
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Gun control, Legislation
Dates: 1975-03-12
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks speaks about his stance on gun control as it relates to the Subcommittee on Crime's briefing on "The Federal Firearms Act of 1975."

Title: Congressional identification card for Jack Brooks, 1965-1966
Identifier: camh-dob-001470
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1965
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congressional identification card used by Jack Brooks during his seventh term.

Title: Congressional identification card for Jack Brooks, 1989-1990
Identifier: camh-dob-001471
Topic: United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1989
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Congressional identification card used by Jack Brooks during his nineteenth term.

Title: Count on Iran mail, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002347
Topic: Iran-Contra Affair (1985-1990), Letters
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Handwritten note tallying up letters received by Jack Brooks regarding the Iran-Contra investigation.

Title: Countercyclical section in public works bill, undated
Identifier: camh-dob-002027
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Legislation, Revenue sharing
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Statement released by Jack Brooks discussing his reservations with a $1.5 billion program in the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act.

Title: Democratic Caucus Majority Leader Vote, December 6, 1976
Identifier: camh-dob-001293
Creator: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Topic: Democratic party (U.S.), United States. Congress. House
Dates: 1976-12-06
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Description: Jack Brooks's handwritten notes keeping track of the vote count for the Democratic Caucus House Majority Leader. The first vote was between Richard Bolling, Phillip Burton, Jim Wright, and John McFall. McFall was eliminated after the first vote, and Bolling was eliminated after the second vote. Jim Wright ultimately beat Phillip Burton by one vote, 148-147, to become House Majority Leader. Wright would later succeed Tip O'Neill as Speaker of the House in 1987.

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