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James Brady named White House Press Secretary

James S. Brady was appointed White House Press Secretary and began serving as the administration’s chief communications officer.

Brady directed White House communications during the early Reagan administration and later became a central public figure after he was gravely wounded in the assassination attempt on January 30, shaping debates on gun violence and White House press operations.

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