These days, Sarah and Jim Brady live quietly, far from Washington. But 25 years ago this week, Ronald Reagan became president – and Jim Brady was his press secretary.
"All of a sudden, you are going to the White House going to parties," says Sarah Brady. "I think both Jim and I were on top of the world. Unfortunately, it only lasted three months."
On a grey March morning, as the presidential party left a hotel, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots, wounding the president, a secret service agent, a D.C. police officer – and most seriously of all, Jim Brady.
Sunday, January 22, 2006
Jim Brady, 25 Years Later
These days, Sarah and Jim Brady live quietly, far from Washington. But 25 years ago this week, Ronald Reagan became president – and Jim Brady was his press secretary.
"All of a sudden, you are going to the White House going to parties," says Sarah Brady. "I think both Jim and I were on top of the world. Unfortunately, it only lasted three months."
On a grey March morning, as the presidential party left a hotel, John Hinckley Jr. fired six shots, wounding the president, a secret service agent, a D.C. police officer – and most seriously of all, Jim Brady.
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