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	On March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan and his cabinet members and staff, including Brady, were leaving the [[Washington Hilton]] hotel when a gunman opened fire at the president. The first of six bullets hit Brady. The gunman was 25-year-old [[John Hinckley Jr.]], who thought that killing the President would impress actress [[Jodie Foster]], with whom Hinckley had an [[Erotomania\|unhealthy obsession]].		On March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan and his cabinet members and staff, including Brady, were leaving the [[Washington Hilton]] hotel when a gunman opened fire at the president. The first of six bullets hit Brady. The gunman was 25-year-old [[John Hinckley Jr.]], who thought that killing the President would impress actress [[Jodie Foster]], with whom Hinckley had an [[Erotomania\|unhealthy obsession]].

	[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was ~~shot~~ by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.		[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was hit and seriously wounded by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.

	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

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	== Early career ==		== Early career ==
	Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. He is of [[Irish Americans\|Irish]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=X \|date=2014-08-06 \|title=Opinion: James Brady, the pope and ethnic stereotypes \|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-james-brady-the-pope-and-ethnic-stereotypes-20140805-story.html \|access-date=2024-10-22 \|website=Los Angeles Times \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />

	Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />

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	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

	During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/~~2100~~-~~18563_162~~-~~1227348.html~~\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>		During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-brady-25-years-later/\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>

	Although Brady survived, the wound left him with slurred speech and partial paralysis that required full-time use of a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134878570/Jim-Brady-30-Years-Later\|title=Jim Brady, 30 Years Later (radio interview)\|work=NPR Radio\|author=Scott Simon\|date=March 26, 2011\|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> Kobrine, his [[Neurosurgery\|neurosurgeon]], described him as having difficulty controlling his emotions while speaking after the shooting, saying "he would kind of cry-talk for a while", and having deficits in memory and thinking, such as failing to recognize people.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110111/full/news.2011.9.html\|title=Anatomy of a brain surgery\|date=January 11, 2011\|journal=Nature News\|publisher=Nature Publishing Group\|access-date=January 11, 2011\|author=Erika Check Hayden\|doi=10.1038/news.2011.9}}</ref>		Although Brady survived, the wound left him with slurred speech and partial paralysis that required full-time use of a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134878570/Jim-Brady-30-Years-Later\|title=Jim Brady, 30 Years Later (radio interview)\|work=NPR Radio\|author=Scott Simon\|date=March 26, 2011\|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> Kobrine, his [[Neurosurgery\|neurosurgeon]], described him as having difficulty controlling his emotions while speaking after the shooting, saying "he would kind of cry-talk for a while", and having deficits in memory and thinking, such as failing to recognize people.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110111/full/news.2011.9.html\|title=Anatomy of a brain surgery\|date=January 11, 2011\|journal=Nature News\|publisher=Nature Publishing Group\|access-date=January 11, 2011\|author=Erika Check Hayden\|doi=10.1038/news.2011.9}}</ref>

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	== Portrayals in film ==		== Portrayals in film ==
	Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://~~articles~~.latimes.com/1991-06-16~~/news/~~tv-~~1199_1_james~~-~~brady~~\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was portrayed by John Connolly<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>		Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-16-tv-1199-story.html\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was portrayed by John Connolly<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

	Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt, as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died, before issuing the correction that he is still alive.		Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt, as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died, before issuing the correction that he is still alive.

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	Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />

	Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He ~~also~~ served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />

	After Connally withdrew his candidacy, Brady became the director of public affairs and research for the [[Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign\|Reagan–Bush Committee]], then spokesperson for the Office of the President-elect. After Reagan took office, Brady became White House press secretary.<ref name="biodata">[http://www.bradycampaign.org/jim-and-sarah-brady Jim Brady biodata], bradycampaign.org; retrieved August 7, 2014.</ref>		After Connally withdrew his candidacy, Brady became the director of public affairs and research for the [[Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign\|Reagan–Bush Committee]], then spokesperson for the Office of the President-elect. After Reagan took office, Brady became White House press secretary.<ref name="biodata">[http://www.bradycampaign.org/jim-and-sarah-brady Jim Brady biodata], bradycampaign.org; retrieved August 7, 2014.</ref>
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	== Gun control advocacy ==		== Gun control advocacy ==
	With his wife [[Sarah Brady]], who served as chair of the [[Brady Campaign]] to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady ~~subsequently~~ lobbied for stricter [[handgun]] [[gun control\|control]] and [[assault weapon]] restrictions. The [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]], also known as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.<ref name="biodata" />		With his wife [[Sarah Brady]], who served as chair of the [[Brady Campaign]] to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady lobbied for stricter [[handgun]] [[gun control\|control]] and [[assault weapon]] restrictions. The [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]], also known as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.<ref name="biodata" />

	[[File:SevenWhiteHousePressSecretaries.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|President [[George W. Bush]] hosts six White House Press Secretaries, including James Brady (second from the right) with his wife [[Sarah Brady]] (far right), before the Press Briefing Room underwent renovation (August 2, 2006).]]		[[File:SevenWhiteHousePressSecretaries.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|President [[George W. Bush]] hosts six White House Press Secretaries, including James Brady (second from the right) with his wife [[Sarah Brady]] (far right), before the Press Briefing Room underwent renovation, August 2, 2006.]]

	==Awards and honors==		==Awards and honors==
	Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]], in ~~1982.~~ Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]]) by [[Drexel University]] ~~in 1993~~. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.		In 1982, Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]]. In 1993, Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]] by [[Drexel University]]. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.

	In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>		In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] ~~and they~~ joined an episcopal church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>		Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]]. They joined an episcopal church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>

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	== Portrayals in film ==		== Portrayals in film ==
	Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-16/news/tv-1199_1_james-brady\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was ~~also~~ portrayed by ~~[[John Connolly (actor)\|~~John Connolly]]<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>		Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-16/news/tv-1199_1_james-brady\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was portrayed by John Connolly<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

	Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died before issuing the correction that he is still alive.		Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt, as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died, before issuing the correction that he is still alive.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was shot by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.		[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was shot by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.

	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

	During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-1227348.html\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>		During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-1227348.html\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>

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	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] and they joined an ~~Episcopal~~ ~~Church~~.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>		Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] and they joined an episcopal church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>

	== Death ==		== Death ==

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	==Awards and honors==		==Awards and honors==
	Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]], in 1982. Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]]) by [[Drexel University]] in 1993. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.		Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]], in 1982. Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]]) by [[Drexel University]] in 1993. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.

		⚫	In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] and they joined an Episcopal Church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>		Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] and they joined an Episcopal Church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>

⚫	In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

	== Death ==		== Death ==

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	On March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan and his cabinet members and staff, including Brady, were leaving the [[Washington Hilton]] hotel when a gunman opened fire at the president. The first of six bullets hit Brady. The gunman was 25-year-old [[John Hinckley Jr.]], who thought that killing the President would impress actress [[Jodie Foster]], with whom Hinckley had an [[Erotomania\|unhealthy obsession]].		On March 30, 1981, 69 days into his presidency, Ronald Reagan and his cabinet members and staff, including Brady, were leaving the [[Washington Hilton]] hotel when a gunman opened fire at the president. The first of six bullets hit Brady. The gunman was 25-year-old [[John Hinckley Jr.]], who thought that killing the President would impress actress [[Jodie Foster]], with whom Hinckley had an [[Erotomania\|unhealthy obsession]].

	[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was ~~shot~~ by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.		[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was hit and seriously wounded by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.

	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

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	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

	During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/~~2100~~-~~18563_162~~-~~1227348.html~~\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>		During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-brady-25-years-later/\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>

	Although Brady survived, the wound left him with slurred speech and partial paralysis that required full-time use of a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134878570/Jim-Brady-30-Years-Later\|title=Jim Brady, 30 Years Later (radio interview)\|work=NPR Radio\|author=Scott Simon\|date=March 26, 2011\|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> Kobrine, his [[Neurosurgery\|neurosurgeon]], described him as having difficulty controlling his emotions while speaking after the shooting, saying "he would kind of cry-talk for a while", and having deficits in memory and thinking, such as failing to recognize people.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110111/full/news.2011.9.html\|title=Anatomy of a brain surgery\|date=January 11, 2011\|journal=Nature News\|publisher=Nature Publishing Group\|access-date=January 11, 2011\|author=Erika Check Hayden\|doi=10.1038/news.2011.9}}</ref>		Although Brady survived, the wound left him with slurred speech and partial paralysis that required full-time use of a wheelchair.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/03/26/134878570/Jim-Brady-30-Years-Later\|title=Jim Brady, 30 Years Later (radio interview)\|work=NPR Radio\|author=Scott Simon\|date=March 26, 2011\|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> Kobrine, his [[Neurosurgery\|neurosurgeon]], described him as having difficulty controlling his emotions while speaking after the shooting, saying "he would kind of cry-talk for a while", and having deficits in memory and thinking, such as failing to recognize people.<ref>{{cite journal\|url=http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110111/full/news.2011.9.html\|title=Anatomy of a brain surgery\|date=January 11, 2011\|journal=Nature News\|publisher=Nature Publishing Group\|access-date=January 11, 2011\|author=Erika Check Hayden\|doi=10.1038/news.2011.9}}</ref>

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	Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady began his career in public service as a staff member in the office of Republican Illinois senator [[Everett Dirksen]]. In 1964, he was the campaign manager for congressional candidate Wayne Jones in the race for [[Illinois's 23rd congressional district\|Illinois's 23rd district]]. In 1970, Brady directed a campaign in the same district for [[Phyllis Schlafly]].<ref name="biodata" />

	Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He ~~also~~ served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />		Brady served in various positions in both the private sector and government, including service as special assistant to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [[James Thomas Lynn]]; special assistant to the director of the [[Office of Management and Budget]]; assistant to the Secretary of Defense; and staff member of Senator [[William Roth\|William V. Roth, Jr.]] (R-DE). He served as press secretary in 1979 to presidential candidate [[John Connally]].<ref name="biodata" />

	After Connally withdrew his candidacy, Brady became the director of public affairs and research for the [[Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign\|Reagan–Bush Committee]], then spokesperson for the Office of the President-elect. After Reagan took office, Brady became White House press secretary.<ref name="biodata">[http://www.bradycampaign.org/jim-and-sarah-brady Jim Brady biodata], bradycampaign.org; retrieved August 7, 2014.</ref>		After Connally withdrew his candidacy, Brady became the director of public affairs and research for the [[Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign\|Reagan–Bush Committee]], then spokesperson for the Office of the President-elect. After Reagan took office, Brady became White House press secretary.<ref name="biodata">[http://www.bradycampaign.org/jim-and-sarah-brady Jim Brady biodata], bradycampaign.org; retrieved August 7, 2014.</ref>
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	== Gun control advocacy ==		== Gun control advocacy ==
	With his wife [[Sarah Brady]], who served as chair of the [[Brady Campaign]] to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady ~~subsequently~~ lobbied for stricter [[handgun]] [[gun control\|control]] and [[assault weapon]] restrictions. The [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]], also known as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.<ref name="biodata" />		With his wife [[Sarah Brady]], who served as chair of the [[Brady Campaign]] to Prevent Gun Violence, Brady lobbied for stricter [[handgun]] [[gun control\|control]] and [[assault weapon]] restrictions. The [[Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act]], also known as "the Brady Bill", was named in his honor.<ref name="biodata" />

	[[File:SevenWhiteHousePressSecretaries.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|President [[George W. Bush]] hosts six White House Press Secretaries, including James Brady (second from the right) with his wife [[Sarah Brady]] (far right), before the Press Briefing Room underwent renovation (August 2, 2006).]]		[[File:SevenWhiteHousePressSecretaries.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|President [[George W. Bush]] hosts six White House Press Secretaries, including James Brady (second from the right) with his wife [[Sarah Brady]] (far right), before the Press Briefing Room underwent renovation, August 2, 2006.]]

	==Awards and honors==		==Awards and honors==
	Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]], in ~~1982.~~ Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree (of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]]) by [[Drexel University]] ~~in 1993~~. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.		In 1982, Brady received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from [[McKendree University\|McKendree College]], [[Lebanon, Illinois]]. In 1993, Sarah and James Brady were each awarded a doctorate degree of [[Doctor of Humane Letters\|Humane Letters]] by [[Drexel University]]. In 1994, James and Sarah received the S. Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, an award given out annually by the [[Jefferson Awards for Public Service\|Jefferson Awards Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|title=Jeffersonawards.org \|access-date=August 5, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124043935/http://jeffersonawards.org/pastwinners/national \|archive-date=November 24, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

			In 1994, James and Sarah received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web\|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement \|website=www.achievement.org\|publisher=[[Academy of Achievement\|American Academy of Achievement]]\|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref> In 1996, Brady received the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] from President [[Bill Clinton]], the highest civilian award in the United States.

	In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>		In 2000, the White House press briefing room was renamed the [[James S. Brady Press Briefing Room]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.imperialvalleynews.com/index.php/news/national-news/10309-president-barack-obama-on-the-passing-of-james-brady.html\|title=President Barack Obama on the Passing of James Brady\|publisher=Imperial Valley News.com\|access-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>

	== Personal life ==		== Personal life ==
	Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]] ~~and they~~ joined an episcopal church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>		Brady married Sue Beh in 1960. The marriage ended in divorce in 1967. In 1972, Brady married [[Sarah Brady\|Sarah Jane Kemp]]. They joined an episcopal church.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/goodfight00brad/mode/2up?q=episcopal\|isbn = 9781586481056\|title = A good fight\|year = 2002\|publisher = PublicAffairs}}</ref>

	== Death ==		== Death ==
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	== Portrayals in film ==		== Portrayals in film ==
	Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-16/news/tv-1199_1_james-brady\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was ~~also~~ portrayed by ~~[[John Connolly (actor)\|~~John Connolly]]<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>		Brady's recovery after the shooting was dramatized in the 1991 [[HBO]] film ''[[Without Warning: The James Brady Story]]'', with Brady portrayed by [[Beau Bridges]].<ref>{{cite news\|last=Vick\|first=Karl\|title=James Brady, After the Bullet: HBO film follows press secretary's struggles since the Reagan shooting\|date=June 16, 1991\|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-16/news/tv-1199_1_james-brady\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Brady was portrayed by John Connolly<ref>{{IMDb name \| id=nm1388901 \| name=John Connolly (II)}}</ref> in the 2001 [[Showtime (TV network)\|Showtime]] film ''[[The Day Reagan Was Shot]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine\|last=Fries\|first=Laura\|title=Review: 'The Day Reagan Was Shot'\|date=December 5, 2001\|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)\|Variety]]\|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/reviews/the-day-reagan-was-shot-1200552399/\|access-date=September 4, 2017}}</ref> Michael H. Cole portrayed him in the 2016 television film ''[[Killing Reagan (film)\|Killing Reagan]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|last=de Moraes\|first=Lisa\|title=Kyle More Cast As John Hinckley Jr. In Adaptation Of Bill O'Reilly's 'Killing Reagan' For NatGeo\|date=May 23, 2016\|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/kyle-more-john-hinckley-killing-reagan-bill-oreilly-national-geographic-channel-1201761351/\|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>

	Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died before issuing the correction that he is still alive.		Season 1, Episode 4, "[[In Control (The Americans)\|In Control]]" of the television series ''[[The Americans]]'' takes place on the day of Reagan's assassination attempt, as the main characters try to figure out what is happening. The episode depicts the media misreporting Brady having died, before issuing the correction that he is still alive.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was shot by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.		[[United States Secret Service\|Secret Service]] and police officers forced Hinckley to the ground and arrested him. He had fired six shots from a .22 caliber [[Röhm RG-14]] revolver. The bullet hit Brady in the head above his left eye, passing underneath his brain and shattering his brain cavity, exploding on impact. Later shots also wounded Secret Service agent [[Tim McCarthy]], [[Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia\|Metropolitan Police]] officer [[Thomas Delahanty]], and President Reagan himself, who was shot by a bullet that ricocheted off the [[Presidential state car (United States)\|presidential limousine]]. Of the four men wounded, Brady suffered the worst injuries. He, Reagan and McCarthy were taken to [[George Washington University Hospital]] in Washington, D.C.

	During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.		During the confusion that ensued from the shooting, all major media outlets reported that Brady had died. At the time, he was 40 years old.<ref>{{Cite web\|title = Remembering The Day James Brady Was Shot\|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/08/04/337879220/remembering-the-day-james-brady-was-shot\|website = NPR\|date = August 4, 2014\|access-date = August 4, 2014\|last1 = Schiavone\|first1 = Louise}}</ref> When [[ABC News (United States)\|ABC News]] anchorman [[Frank Reynolds]], a personal friend of Brady, was later forced to retract the report, he angrily said on-air to his staff, "C'mon, let's get it nailed down!",<ref name="grossfeld">{{cite news\|author=Stan Grossfeld\|title=Brady's had bear of a time – Reagan aide fights back from shooting\|work=Daily News of Los Angeles (reprinted from the Boston Globe)\|date=November 1, 1987<!-- \|format=U.S. World section -->\|page=USW1}}</ref><ref name="minute">{{cite web\|title=Reagan Shooting Is Gripping 'Minute'\|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|work=New York Daily News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=David Bianculli\|date=June 25, 2002\|archive-date=August 8, 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808044230/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-06-25/entertainment/18195035_1_cell-phones-reagan-assassination-attempt-glaring-omission\|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result of the miscommunication.

	During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-1227348.html\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>		During the hours-long operation on Brady at the [[George Washington University Hospital]], surgeon Arthur Kobrine was informed of the media's announcement of Brady's death, to which he said, "No one has told me and the patient."<ref name="25_years">{{cite web\|title=Jim Brady, 25 Years Later\|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/2100-18563_162-1227348.html\|work=CBS News\|access-date=June 21, 2012\|author=Stephen Smith\|date=February 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name="odyssey">{{cite news\|author=Victor Cohn\|title=James Brady and his odyssey\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|date=November 23, 1981\|page=A1}}</ref>