'USA Today' Gets an Early Look at Bush Library Plans

The George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University will be a fairly contemporary structure whose clean lines call to mind the shapes of Georgian architecture without replicating its ornament and details, according to drawings that the former president and his wife, Laura Bush, are scheduled to release at a press conference this afternoon.

But USA Today had the drawings online Tuesday evening, along with an article that described "a lantern-shaped roof that will glow at night." The article said Mr. Bush was "thrilled with the plans."

The Dallas Morning News followed quickly, posting an interview in which Mrs. Bush said she "did not want this to be monumental like some other libraries are." She added: "We wanted it to be human in scale." Mrs. Bush is an SMU alumna.