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Title: Letter from Ralph Yarborough to Jack Brooks, June 8, 1989
Identifier: camh-dob-001480
Description: Former Senator Ralph Yarborough criticizes Speaker of the House Jim Wright for being defensive during calls for his impeachment. He thanks Jack Brooks for giving Wright advice during the House Ethics Committee's investigation into Wright's alleged misconduct.
Creator: Yarborough, Ralph Webster, 1903-1996
Contributor: Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Date: 1989-06-08
Date Created: 1989-06-08
Resource: Jack B. Brooks papers
Subject Name: Wright, Jim, 1922-2015
Brooks, Jack, 1922-2012
Subject Topic: United States. Congress. House
Scandals
Subject Geographic: United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin
Physical Genre: Letters (correspondence)
Extent: 1 pages
Box: 2007-255/662
Folder: 0.12
Collection Strength: Congressional and Political History
Project: Jack Brooks digital legacy project
Project Theme: Inquiries and Investigations