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Nicholas F. Brady

Nicholas F. Brady, American businessman and politician, 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury

Born
April 11, 1930
Age in 2026
96
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1930

About Nicholas F. Brady

Nicholas Frederick Brady (born April 11, 1930) is an American banker and politician from New Jersey who briefly served in the United States Senate for eight months in 1982 and served as the 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush from 1988 to 1993. He is a member of the Republican Party. In April 1982, he was appointed U.S. senator to finish the unexpired term of Harrison A. Williams, and did not seek election. As of 2026, Brady is the last Republican to serve in New Jersey's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat and is the oldest living former U.S. senator since the death of Daniel J. Evans. As U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, Brady proposed and enacted a novel debt-reduction agreement for developing countries which became known as Brady Bonds. In September 2024, he became the oldest living former U.S. senator following the death of Daniel J. Brady became the 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury on September 15, 1988, and served during the last four months of Reagan's presidency and throughout the George H.

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Nicholas F. Brady timeline

  1. Brady became the 68th United States Secretary of the Treasury on September 15, 1988, and served during the last four months of Reagan's presidency and throughout the George H.
  2. In September 2024, he became the oldest living former U.S. senator following the death of Daniel J.

The world when Nicholas F. Brady was born

Nicholas F. Brady was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nicholas F. Brady's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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