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Dec 5, 2012 · Brooks, who died Tuesday at age 89, was in the Dallas motorcade on Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Hours later he stood behind the grief-stricken widow in the cabin of Air Force One as Johnson took the oath of office.
Jack Bascom Brooks (December 18, 1922 – December 4, 2012) was an American Democratic Party politician from the state of Texas who served 42 years in the United States House of Representatives, initially representing Texas's 2nd congressional district from 1953 through 1967, and then, after district boundaries were redrawn in 1966, the 9th ...
Dec 5, 2012 · Dec. 5, 2012. Jack Brooks, an irascible, cigar-chomping former Texas congressman who over 42 years defied fellow Southerners to support civil rights, investigated abuses by Presidents Nixon and...
Learn about Jack Brooks, a Democratic lawmaker from Texas who served in Congress for 42 years and influenced U.S. history. The foundation promotes education and service to understand the impact of public policy on the nation and its citizens.
Nov 13, 2021 · Explore the life and public service of Congressman Jack Brooks, who represented Texas for 42 years. The project website features digitized primary source materials from the Jack Brooks Papers at the Briscoe Center.
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Dec 6, 2012 · Jack Brooks, who served 42 years in the U.S. House of Representatives as an unpredictable but influential Texas Democrat, and who was one of the few politicians who cast fear in President...
Jack Alexander Brooks (born 4 June 1984) is an English professional cricket player, currently playing for Somerset after successful spells at Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties, and Northamptonshire and Yorkshire in first-class cricket. He is predominantly a right arm medium fast bowler who can also bat. Career
