James Brady nació el 29 de agosto de 1940 en Illinois, EE.UU.. Estuvo casado con Sarah Brady y Sue Beh. Murió el 4 de agosto de 2014 en Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos.
Held several positions in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, serving as special assistant to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, James T. Lynn, from 1973 to 1975; as special assistant to the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1975 to 1976; and as an assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, from 1976 to 1977.
[on the National Rifle Association's complaint to Congress that a seven-day waiting period
would inconvenience "legitimate" gun buyers] I need help getting out
of bed, help taking a shower, and help getting dressed, and -- damn it
-- I need help going to the bathroom . . . I guess I'm paying for their
"convenience".