Title

A good fight.

Description

The wife of Ronald Reagan's former press secretary describes life with her husband before and after he was shot by John Hinckley, the circumstances that led her to become a gun control activist, and her own battle with lung cancer.

Identifier

1006891

1586481053

Creator

Brady, Sarah

Format

1st ed.

Contributor

McLoughlin, Merrill

Source

Brian Lamb Booknotes Collection

Gift of Brian Lamb, 2011.

Catalog record

Language

eng

Date

2002

Program air date: May 5, 2002

Publisher

PublicAffairs

George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives

Text

Transcription of Annotations
Notes from front endpapers: "When did you first meet Charlton Heston? - Mo Udall; Dick Cheney; Phil Gramm, arrogant; Geo. H.W. Bush, p. 132, never lifted a finger to help. - Gun in truck in Centralia - 1985; Dorothy Mann, p. 91. - Your first heckler. - Fear of flying. - Buying rifle for Scott's Christmas. - Brady Bill - Dole's keyhole. - All living presidents except Geo. Bush signed letter. - Brady Bill signed by B.C. Nov., 1993. - How did you get police to support [the[ bill? - New Hampshire speech: bussed in 2 loads of men, NRH members. - Tense with testimony. - Fear of flying / fear of driving. - You say you are "no gun banner", p. 102. - Your beliefs. - Dr. Art Kobrine." - Notes from half title page: "Grand mal seizure, brain swelling, vegetable joke. - Jim goes home Nov. 23, 1981. - The wailing. - 1995: Labor Day in N.Y.C. - fell into closet, p. 170, knocked out teeth; tooth implant surgery, went into cardiac arrest. - You and Kay Graham at Bob Novak's house. - Your Dad died of lung cancer. - Pooh Bear nickname. - Mike McKevitt. - Janet Dent: shot by her boyfriend George. - Congress[man] Joe Maraziti - New Jersey, 1974 - stood up for R.N." -- Annotations by Brian Lamb in the margins and underlining of pertinent phrases throughout the book.

Subject

"Brady, Sarah, 1942-"

"Brady, James S."

"Wives--United States--Biography."

"Presidential press secretaries--United States--Biography."

"Victims of crimes--United States--Biography."

"Gun control--United States--History--20th century."

"Firearms--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century."

Relation

Original Booknotes interview

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