James Brady
White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan (1940–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people named James Brady, see James Brady (disambiguation).
James Scott Brady (August 29, 1940 – August 4, 2014) was an American public official who served as assistant to the U.S. president and the 17th White House Press Secretary, serving under President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, John Hinckley Jr. shot and wounded Brady during Hinckley’s attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, which occurred two months and ten days after Reagan's inauguration.
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James Brady | |
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17th White House Press Secretary | |
In office January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 On leave: March 30, 1981 – January 20, 1989 | |
President | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Jody Powell |
Succeeded by | Larry Speakes (acting) |
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Born | James Scott Brady (1940-08-29)August 29, 1940 Centralia, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | August 4, 2014(2014-08-04) (aged 73) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Cause of death | Gunshot wound |
Political party | Republican |
Spouses | |
Education | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (BA) |
Nickname | Bear[1] |
^* Brady formally retained the title of Press Secretary until the end of the Reagan Administration on January 20, 1989, but he did not brief the press after he was shot in the 1981 assassination attempt. | |
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Brady's death in 2014 was eventually ruled a homicide, caused by the gunshot wound he received 33 years earlier on March 30, 1981.[2]