Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Lokacin da aka harbe James Brady a cikin yunkurin kisan kai
a kan Shugaba Reagan a ranar 30 ga Maris, 1981, bai iya komawa aiki ba, ko da yake ya ci gaba da taken "Sakataren 'Yan Jarida" na tsawon lokacin shugabancin Reagan. A cikin rashin Brady, Speakes ya ɗauki aikin kula da taron manema labarai na yau da kullun.