James Scott `` Jim '' Brady ( August 29 , 1940 -- August 4 , 2014 ) was an assistant to the U.S. President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan .
James Scott `` Jim '' Brady ( August 29 , 1940 -- August 4 , 2014 ) was an American journalist , politician , and activist . He was an assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan .