
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, October 17, 1993                   TAG: 9310170007
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: NEW YORK                                LENGTH: Short

EX-PRESIDENTS CROSS PARTY LINES FOR PHOTO

This is the kind of bipartisan effort that could balance the budget. Former Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan and Bush cut a 1991 autograph-signing deal among themselves that could net each up to $1.5 million.

But spokeswomen for two of the former presidents said Friday the deal was not made to line anybody's pockets: Money from the valuable photos will go to the presidential libraries or to charity.

The presidential pact was made in 1991, when all five men were photographed together at the dedication of the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., autograph dealer Herman Darvick said. It was the first gathering ever of five U.S. presidents. Darvick estimates that each shot, with autographs, is worth $5,000.

by CNB