[Telegram from Ramsey Clark to Lee Brown] (open access)

[Telegram from Ramsey Clark to Lee Brown]

Telegram from Ramsey Clark to Lee Brown congratulating Brown for recently being honored by Action for Progress.
Date: 1966~
Creator: Clark, Ramsey
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Brown to Dante R. Andreotti, August 12, 1968] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Brown to Dante R. Andreotti, August 12, 1968]

Letter from Lee Brown to Dante R. Andreotti discussing Brown's recent article in "Police" regarding police relations with the communities they serve.
Date: August 12, 1968
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address at Atlanta's Youth Against Crime March and Rally, February 7, 1981] (open access)

[Address at Atlanta's Youth Against Crime March and Rally, February 7, 1981]

Speech presented at the Atlanta's Youth Against Crime March & Rally discussing parental and community awareness to help reduce harm to children through neglect or crime.
Date: February 7, 1981
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lee Brown Mayoral Campaign Door Hanger] (open access)

[Lee Brown Mayoral Campaign Door Hanger]

Door hanger advertising Lee Brown's re-election campaign for mayor of Houston, Texas. The front of the hanger has a photograph of Lee Brown, his campaign slogan, and voting dates. The back of the hanger lists Brown's political accomplishments and public policy priorities.
Date: [1999,2001]
Creator: Lee Brown Campaign
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inaugural Address (open access)

Inaugural Address

Speech presented by Lee P. Brown discussing his past experience as a police officer, the accomplishments of previous Houston mayors, and what he hopes to accomplish as mayor of Houston.
Date: January 2, 1998
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties (open access)

Violence in America: A Challenge for the Eighties

Speech presented at the American Correction Association's 112th Congress of Corrections discussing America's crime rate, issues with prisons in the United States, and the need to address the root causes of violent crime such as unemployment.
Date: August 14, 1982
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech on Police and the Black Family] (open access)

[Speech on Police and the Black Family]

Speech presented at a conference hosted by Nicholas Pastore and the New Haven Department of Police Service on "Police and the Black Family." Brown's speech discusses the role of police in modern society, gun violence, and the higher rate at which African Americans are incarcerated and affected by violent crime.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Gerald R. Ford to Lee P. Brown, November 29, 1975] (open access)

[Letter from Gerald R. Ford to Lee P. Brown, November 29, 1975]

Letter from President Gerald R. Ford to Lee P. Brown appointing Brown as a representative of the United States to participate in the United Nations Program for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders.
Date: November 29, 1975
Creator: Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bill Clinton to Lee P. Brown, January 3, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Bill Clinton to Lee P. Brown, January 3, 1996]

Letter from President Bill Clinton to Lee P. Brown discussing Brown's letter of resignation and thanking him for his efforts as Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Date: January 3, 1996
Creator: Clinton, Bill, 1946-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Barack Obama to Lee P. Brown, September 9, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from Barack Obama to Lee P. Brown, September 9, 2009]

Letter from Barack Obama to Lee P. Brown discussing the disparity between sentences for possession of crack cocaine compared to powdered cocaine.
Date: September 9, 2009
Creator: Obama, Barack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jimmy Carter to Lee Brown, February 11, 1980] (open access)

[Letter from Jimmy Carter to Lee Brown, February 11, 1980]

Letter from President Jimmy Carter to Lee Brown discussing the signing of Justice System Improvement Act of 1979.
Date: February 11, 1980
Creator: Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photograph of Lee Brown and the Men of a Church Congregation]

Photograph of Lee Brown with the men of an Atlanta church congregation posing for a picture at the front of the church in four rows. The men are wearing suits and ties and the first row is sitting on folding chairs.
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown Addressing a Class of Police Officers]

Photograph of Lee Brown addressing a classroom of police officers. The officers are sitting in orange plastic chairs and there are two people videotaping the event on the left side.
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown Speaking to Police Officers]

Photograph of Lee Brown speaking to a group of police officers. The officers are seated in orange plastic chairs and the talk is being videotaped by a man standing off to the side of officers.
Date: 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire with City Employees]

Photograph of Lee Brown, Kathy Whitmire, and several city employees posing for a picture in a board room in front of two windows. There is a large wooden table with two tufted chairs in front of the group.
Date: April 19, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire with the Houston Police Force]

Photograph of Lee Brown, Kathy Whitmire, and the Houston police force posed for a photograph outside a brick building. The Brown and police officers are standing at attention in rows arranged by unit and Whitmire is looking towards Brown.
Date: May 10, 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire]

Photograph of Lee Brown and Kathy Whitmire. Brown is wearing a suit with a vest and a striped tie, and Whitmire is wearing a patterned blouse and dark jacket.
Date: April 1982
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown During an Interview]

Photograph of Lee Brown during an interview. He is wearing a lapel mic and the interview is facing away from the photographer in the foreground.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown Speaking at a United Nations Program]

Copy negative of Lee Brown at the United Nations Program for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders. He is wearing a formal police uniform and standing behind a podium, delivering a speech.
Date: 1975~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown at a March]

Photograph of a public march in Atlanta, Georgia with several people walking with their arms linked, including Lee Brown. There is a stadium and a court building in the background.
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Lee Brown with Black Police Officers]

Photograph of Lee Brown and four black police officers posing for a photograph against a white cinderblock wall.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lee Brown Sitting at a Desk During an Interview]

Photograph of Lee Brown sitting at a desk during an interview. There are several microphones on the desk and an American flag in the background.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Challenges of the 80's in Law Enforcement (open access)

The Challenges of the 80's in Law Enforcement

Speech presented at the North State Law Enforcement Officers Retraining Conference discussing law enforcement in urban America, and police education and training.
Date: June 14, 1980
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Houston: Leading the Fight Against Crack in the Southern District of Texas (open access)

Houston: Leading the Fight Against Crack in the Southern District of Texas

Speech presented at the Law Enforcement Coordinated Committee of the U. S. Attorney's Office, South District of Texas, and the Drug Enforcement Administration Conference on Crack Cocaine discussing the problems of crack in Houston, Texas and the strategies employed by the Houston police to manage the issue.
Date: October 5, 1988
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History