certainly heart felt by the impact. the impact he had on the world. i thought it was clear to the president. this was a moment for this president. there may not be an african-american president in 2008 if there was not the model of leadership across racial and ethnic binds of nelson mandela on the world stage for so many years. the fact that he reached out to the cleric and negotiated the transition in south africa that became a model for the years. he was so important that for many people, the civil rights movement here in the united states with the first political axtivity for people of barack obama s generation with equal justice. it was the anti-apartheid movement.