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[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
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
Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown Address to the Democratic National Convention (open access)

Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown Address to the Democratic National Convention

Speech presented at the Democratic National Convention discussing Al Gore's public policy work.
Date: August 16, 2000
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
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
[Lee P. Brown Mayoral Campaign Speech] (open access)

[Lee P. Brown Mayoral Campaign Speech]

Speech presented during Lee P. Brown's Houston mayoral campaign discussing Brown's ideas to improve the city and his positions on various social issues.
Date: unknown
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Text
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
[Letter from Lee P. Brown to N.O.B.L.E. Members, July 20, 1984] (open access)

[Letter from Lee P. Brown to N.O.B.L.E. Members, July 20, 1984]

Letter from Lee P. Brown to a fellow N.O.B.L.E. member discussing Brown's candidacy for the position of 6th vice president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and asking for support.
Date: July 20, 1984
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Remarks of Lee P. Brown at Portland State College] (open access)

[Remarks of Lee P. Brown at Portland State College]

Speech presented at Portland State College on the topic of "Serious Sore Points in Police-Community Relations." Brown discusses the estrangement of minority communities from social institutions including the police, and the effects of systemic racism.
Date: January 19, 1969
Creator: Brown, Lee P.
Object Type: Script
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Speech at the Mickey Leland Center's Second Annual Birthday Celebration] (open access)

[Speech at the Mickey Leland Center's Second Annual Birthday Celebration]

Speech presented at the Mickey Leland Center's Second Annual Birthday Celebration discussing Brown's relationship with Mickey Leland and the role of community organizations in addressing poverty, food insecurity, and homelessness.
Date: unknown
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
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
[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
[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 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 Mike Dukakis to Lee P. Brown, July 15, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Mike Dukakis to Lee P. Brown, July 15, 1988]

Letter from Mike Dukakis to Lee P. Brown discussing Brown's recent article published in the Crime Control Digest and expressing regret that Dukakis did not have the opportunity to spend time with Brown in Houston the prior month.
Date: July 15, 1988
Creator: Dukakis, Mike
Object Type: Letter
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
[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
[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 Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown, October 4, 1994] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown, October 4, 1994]

Letter from Ann Stock to Lee P. Brown discussing the State Dinner honoring President Nelson Mandela and concert by Whitney Houston held at the White House.
Date: October 4, 1994
Creator: Stock, Ann
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
Houston - 2002...A Great City in which to Live, Work and Play: Accomplishments During the Lee Brown Administration (open access)

Houston - 2002...A Great City in which to Live, Work and Play: Accomplishments During the Lee Brown Administration

Document discussing the improvements to Houston city services, such as new parks, improving drinking water quality, and public safety initiatives.
Date: 2002~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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 and Darryl Gates in Front of a Tank]

Photograph of Lee Brown and Darryl Gates in front of a West German tank. There are two German police officers in the tank and Gates is holding a camera to his face.
Date: 1983
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History