the vips were given this. and some of us hung around. you were working for the associated press. at the time. this is the new stamp they issued that day, commemorating the new president, but there was a new national anthem, a new flag, an there s a commemorative stamp. these are the parliament buildings, i believe they re called the union buildings, and in this courtyard is where the ceremony w ld. you ha a who s who o wld balcony in the union building, and these generals in the military white dress uniforms, white men, handing over power to nelson mandela. at that moment everybody was crying, reporters, people in the stands, it was just amazing watching these white men in white dress uniforms essentially hand the power of south africa to this historic south african leader. we hung around and some of the