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“The legacy of Ronald Reagan will live on forever. I, of course, had the wonderful opportunity of working with him and getting to know him personally. A more wonderful person you couldn't meet. I think the coming down of the Berlin Wall will always live in infamy. I treasure his friendship and appreciate so much what he did for me personally and for the issue of reducing gun violence.”

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Sarah Brady, a political campaigner, was born on February 6, 1942, and passed away on April 3, 2015. She became actively involved in political activities after her husband James Brady was shot during a presidential speech in 1981, advocating for gun control legislation. more

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