and the crowd erupted in an emotional cheer. he was tall, elegant. he looked like he had just returned from a business trip to geneva. he addressed the crowd in a most eloquent possible way. calm and reassuring. i greet you all, in the name of peace. i wept actually. i was so moved by it all. tom brokaw from nbc. nice to see you. very happy to see you. and then he gave me a great interview about his hope for the country. but again it was a very measured tones. there was no bombpast new york city pounding on the table. we re going get even. what we want in this country is a nonracial democracy. he had a vision of what he wanted for south africa and a lesson that south africa could provide to the rest of the world, especially people living in oppressive states. we do not think in terms of color at all. i ve encountered a lot of important people during the