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.

Aug 4, 2014 · Earlier today, former White House Press Secretary James Brady passed away in Alexandria, Virginia at the age of 73. After being shot and almost killed in an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981, Brady recovered and became a symbol of the ongoing fight against gun violence.

Aug 5, 2014 · WASHINGTON (AP) — James Brady, the affable, witty press secretary who survived a devastating head wound in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and undertook a personal crusade for gun control, died Monday. He was 73.

Aug 4, 2014 · James Brady, a former White House press secretary who was severely wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and later became a prominent gun-control advocate,...

Aug 8, 2014 · WASHINGTON - This week's death of former White House press secretary James Brady, who survived a gunshot wound to the head in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has been...

Aug 4, 2014 · -- James Brady, the former press secretary of President Ronald Reagan and ardent gun control advocate, died today at age 73. Brady had served as Reagan's press secretary for only 69 days when he accompanied the president to a …

Aug 5, 2014 · James S. Brady, the White House press secretary who was wounded in an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and then became a symbol of the fight for gun control, championing...

Aug 4, 2014 · He performed the day-to-day job of White House press secretary for barely two months, but there is good reason why Jim Brady held that title for all eight years of the Reagan administration —...

Aug 4, 2014 · James Brady, the former White House press secretary shot in the head in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has died at 73.

Despite his injuries, he remained in his position as the White House Press Secretary until the end of Reagan's presidency. Following the assassination attempt, James Brady became an ardent advocate for gun control. Despite the media reporting …