Nelson Mandela - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Nelson Mandela Index / People Transcripts Ta-Nehisi Coates ...this resonant place for me. I've seen [Nelson] Mandela there, you know, after I was a student... Otis Moss III ...'70s. This was before anybody knew who Nelson Mandela was. And so the church became the spac... Regina Benjamin ...awards for her work, including the Nelson Mandela Award for health and human rights, th... Valerie Jarrett ...to South Africa to meet with President [Nelson R.] Mandela . I don't believe that meeting actuall... ...to President Obama. I grew up with Nelson Mandela incarcerated. I think about my youn... ...we went to visit Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela had been held. The tour guide wa... ...watching the Obama family stand in Nelson Mandela 's cell, which was barely big enough t... ...heat. It was blinding, and it affected Nelson Mandela 's eyesight. You just try to stand in ... ...and they shared the same birthday. And President Mandela would keep his coins and special gift... Show more... Related Topics go to the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere go to the Atlantic Relations Atlantic Relations go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the The People's House The People's House go to the Counterterrorism Counterterrorism