159, [2] pp. Foreword by George Bush (the elder). With portraits of Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush (the last in color). 9¼x7, half calf & cloth, front cover & spine lettered in gilt, slipcase. Copy "S" of 26 lettered copies. First Edition.

Signed by Bush the elder on prelimnary leaf, as issued; signed by Gerald R. Ford on the back of his portrait-page. Scholarly look at the "1990 Budget Deal" in which Bush was forced to renege on his campaign pledge not to raise taxes. The scarce lettered issue, signed by two U.S. presidents.