So have I and so has Laura and she will be the first to tell you it does not happen. Not with W and even moreso, according to her, would it be with the Obamas. I respect your opinion, I simply disagree with you because I have been told differently by two people who have been there. One with many presidents. Some might accept money, many would not, do not, did not. Thanks for your reply
Richard Nixon left the White House broke. Harry Truman refused Secret Service protection and went back to his pre-presidential home.