Matt Margolis writes for PJMedia.com about an especially morbid form of post-presidential planning.
According to RadarOnline, twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has already begun planning an elaborate memorial service for her husband-in-name-only at the Washington National Cathedral, complete with a traditional funeral mass. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, is reportedly doing some planning of his own, including making changes to his $120 million will.
Personally, I suspect Hillary has been planning Clinton’s funeral for decades.
Obviously, a state funeral for a former president is fairly standard practice. Washington National Cathedral spokesperson Elizabeth Hargrove said earlier this year that “all current living presidents have plans in the works for a state funeral.” So on paper, this is standard operating procedure for anyone who’s occupied the Oval Office. The details attached to Clinton’s version are where things get interesting.
Presidential historian Leon Wagener told RadarOnline that Clinton may ultimately be buried at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock, Ark. Wagener suggested Clinton has his eye on the library’s rooftop garden specifically, rather than the grounds overlooking the Arkansas River. I guess burial at Epstein’s Island has been taken off the table.
“The rooftop garden is his happy place,” Wagener said. “I can see him demanding to be buried there, even though they’ve got plenty of land at the library grounds overlooking the Arkansas River.”
Given that the library is, by any honest architectural assessment, an ugly building, I can’t say I understand the appeal. But it’s apparently where Clinton spends most of his time these days, and Wagener has a theory about why. “He lives there most of the time because, for one thing, he stays away from Hillary,” Wagener said. “That’s his hideout.”
Then there’s the matter of the will. Insiders reportedly suspect Clinton has made changes to the $120 million document, and speculation has already turned to whether library interns could be among the beneficiaries.
I’m not kidding.
“I think there might be some real surprises when people find out who’s named in the will,” Wagener said.
