Big Mick is right, I was an idiot, and ranted. On the other hand, Richard Cox (University of Pittsburgh) in his article on "President Guiliani?" and libraries (on the web) points out that:

"FDR's legacy has been the system of Presidential Libraries which function as both archival repositories and museums, and some of which have public policy think tanks associated with them. These libraries are expensive, and their success has been mixed, bringing with them both a kind of pyramidal self-aggrandizement of the Presidents and some excellent benefits in improving access to the Presidential records. But the notion of creating a mammoth edifice for each President seems excessive. And, of more concern, we have had to endure sixty years of political tussles about the ownership of and access to these records."

Pyramidal self-aggrandizement is a nice phrase. Temples and pyramids.

yours,

Peter T.