PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH - INSCRIBED FIRST DAY COVER SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: WILLIAM FRENCH SMITH - HFSID 88862

GEORGE BUSH and WILLIAM FRENCH SMITH
First Day Cover commemorating Jackson's victory at New Orleans, signed by the 41st President and inscribed by Smith
First Day Cover inscribed and signed: "George Bush", "To Lloyd Martin -/with every good wish -/William French Smith", 6½x3½. FDC observing the 150th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, postmarked New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8, 1965, 5-cent stamp affixed, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. Printed cachet features Andrew Jackson and American soldiers. GEORGE BUSH (1924-2018), was Ronald Reagan's Vice President (1981-1989) before serving as 41st U.S. President (1989-1993), the first incumbent Vice President to be elected President since 1836. Bush's distinguished resume included oil company executive, Texas Congressman, Chairman of the Republican Party, Director of Central Intelligence, Ambassador to China and Ambassador to the United Nations.  As President he conducted a largely successful foreign policy, including the first Gulf War against Iraq, Operation Desert Storm, and the 1989 invasion of Panama to depose General Manuel Noriega. But he wasn't re-elected largely due to shortcomings in his domestic policy, including a tax raise in 1990 after a campaign promise - the famous "Read my lips: No - new - taxes" speech - not to raise them. His son, George W. Bush, became 43rd president in 2001 and served two terms. WILLIAM FRENCH SMITH (1917-1990), a distinguished lawyer and business executive, was US Attorney General throughout President Reagan's first term (1981-1985). Lightly worn at edges. Fine condition.