{"628406":{"#nid":"628406","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Jack Brooks: The Meanest Man In Congress","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty, staff, and students are invited to a reception and discussion about Congressman Jack Brooks on November 4 at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.\u0026nbsp;Hendrik Hertzberg (The New Yorker\u0026nbsp;and President Jimmy Carter\u0026rsquo;s chief White House speechwriter) will lead the conversation with the authors of the newly released biography\u0026nbsp;The Meanest Man in Congress: Jack Brooks and the Making of an American Century, Timothy and Brendan McNulty. Jack Brook\u0026rsquo;s son, Jeb Brooks, will also be in attendance.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ECocktail reception begins at 5:30 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003ELecture begins at 7:00 p.m.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EPost-Lecture book signing\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is free and open to the public. Please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bit.ly\/JBFCarter\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECongressman Jack Brooks served alongside 10 presidents over his 42 years of public service. As the representative of Texas\u0026rsquo; 9th congressional district, his career accomplishments include:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EDrafting the Articles of Impeachment for President Nixon, who gave Brooks the nickname \u0026ldquo;The Executioner\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EBearing witness to President Johnson\u0026rsquo;s swearing in on Air Force One\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cp\u003EWas in President JFK\u0026rsquo;s motorcade during the assisantion\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ndash;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA note from Jeb Brooks:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs his son, I witnessed not only the unique process but the profound effects my father had on creating real and lasting legislative change. The Jack Brooks Foundation is a newly-formed non-profit dedicated to educating and empowering the American electorate on the impact of public policy and continuing my father\u0026rsquo;s legacy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;We hope you will join us.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESincerely,\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJeb Brooks\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students are invited to a reception and discussion about Congressman Jack Brooks on November 4 at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-10-31 15:17:17","changed_gmt":"2019-10-31 15:18:01","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-31T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"628405":{"id":"628405","type":"image","title":"Jack Brooks Event","body":null,"created":"1572535024","gmt_created":"2019-10-31 15:17:04","changed":"1572535024","gmt_changed":"2019-10-31 15:17:04","alt":"Photo of Congressman Jack Brooks shaking hands with President Jimmy Carter","file":{"fid":"239323","name":"Screen Shot 2019-10-31 at 11.16.01 AM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-10-31%20at%2011.16.01%20AM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-10-31%20at%2011.16.01%20AM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":320706,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202019-10-31%20at%2011.16.01%20AM.png?itok=2m4PyP5C"}}},"media_ids":["628405"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166958","name":"speakers and events"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}