Desmond Tutu - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Desmond Tutu Index / People Transcripts Bill McKibben ...a wonderful, big church service that Desmond Tutu and the archbishop of Canterbury [Rowa... ...the first people I reached out to was Desmond Tutu , who had led that divestment campaig... Chuck Freedman ...then going back in. We all knew it was Tutu [grandmother] to him. It was hi... Konrad Ng ...annual visit to Honolulu and to visit Tutu . And I just met them in Tutu'... ...to visit Tutu. And I just met them in Tutu 's apartment for about 10 minutes o... ...already passed away. So I got to know Tutu pretty well and spend time with her fo... ...her influence on the family? Yeah. Tutu was a, you know, a character, right... ...time that we were together and helping Tutu with every aspect of her life. Toot wa... ...had to kind of be on pause because Tutu was requiring a lot of care. And s... ...know, in November? Yeah. We were in Tutu 's apartment. She had just died. Sh... ...bit of sadness, you know, because Tutu couldn't – was not able to witnes... ...it's a really loving relationship. And Tutu – Tutu is, you know, she's just ... ...really loving relationship. And Tutu – Tutu is, you know, she's just a reall... ...that, you know, conversations with Tutu and it's similar to Maya and Toots ... Show more... Scott Gration ...on it. President—I should say, Bishop— [Desmond] Tutu told us in South Africa that he woul... Josh DuBois ...religious leaders like Archbishop Tutu or Nelson Mandela? And what did thos... ...doesn't matter anyway. And I guess just Archbishop Desmond Tutu , emeritus, I don't know if he met wit... Maya Soetoro-Ng ...so that Mom and Barack could receive Tutu and Gramps' help regularly. I thin... ...uncles now. Although Uncle Charlie, our Tutu 's brother, and Aunt Arlene our, Tutu'... ...Tutu's brother, and Aunt Arlene our, Tutu 's sister, did live long enough to se... ...but certainly did their best man. Tutu 's parents were educators, and I thin... ...in 1959. When they landed here [Oʻahu], Tutu said that's enough. She was very solid... ...she died came to me and said, "Your Tutu taught me so much. I was totally afrai... ...early and ended up cooking and giving Tutu rides and kind of being content wit... ...the house more in his later years and Tutu became more of the career oriente... ...for that. You had mentioned how your Tutu had climbed the corporate ladde... ...final months and then I stayed with my Tutu to look after her. My brother, in th... ...and doing work and also looking after Tutu . Then in '94, I moved to New York an... ...I was there from '94 to 2000 and when Tutu asked me to come back because she wa... ...you're helping you're helping with your Tutu , and then you also marry within thi... ...for you at the time--as well as your Tutu . I met Konrad at East-West Center o... ...planned and we were all huddled in Tutu 's living room--the same place wher... Show more... Related Topics go to the Obama in the Senate Obama in the Senate go to the Arts and Humanities Arts and Humanities go to the Russia Russia go to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Nuclear Nonproliferation go to the Veterans Veterans