diff --git a/annotations.qmd b/annotations.qmd
index fd36a4f8..8820c034 100644
--- a/annotations.qmd
+++ b/annotations.qmd
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ To do this, we use `geom_rect()` to introduce shading, `geom_vline()` to introdu
 
 ```{r}
 #| label: unemp-pres
-presidential <- subset(presidential, start > economics$date[1])
+presidential <- subset(presidential, start > economics$date[1] & start < economics$date[length(economics$date)])
 
 ggplot(economics) + 
   geom_rect(