monumental ego

 Henry Kissinger Requested a Monument in Arlington National Cemetery.
He Won't Get One.

The former secretary of state's will had a few reveals, including that
he died a very rich man.

Henry Kissinger was known for his monumental ego. And at the end of
his life he asked for ... an actual monument.

In his will, the former secretary of state, who died last year at the
age of 100, requested a "monument" in his memory be erected in
Arlington National Cemetery to mark the site where he is buried. His
"will directed his executors to "pay all amounts necessary" to erect
the tribute in accordance with "then-applicable regulations."

Kissinger's estate documents, reported here for the first time, also
provide an estimate of the considerable personal fortune -- at least
$80 million -- that the former statesman amassed during the four
decades that he ran his controversial consulting firm, Kissinger
Associates. The firm, which was the first in what eventually became an
industry in which former government officials leveraged contacts
forged in public life to serve private clients, was especially active
in arranging entree for private business executives and their
companies to China.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/05/henry-kissingers-final-monumental-request-00187290