Video of Working Visit by Nelson Mandela

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Video of Working Visit by Nelson Mandela

1990

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/595467

This video documents President George H. W. Bush meeting with Nelson Mandela, President of the African National Congress, on June 25, 1990. Mrs. Barbara Bush joined President Bush to greet Mr. Mandela and his wife Winnie Mandela. President Bush and Mr. Mandela made statements to the press before their meetings. United States participants in the meetings included: Vice President Dan Quayle, Secretary of State James Baker, National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, and Herman J. Cohen of the State Department.

2 Betacam cassettes

eng, Latn

George Bush Library

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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013

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Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b. July 18, 1918, Umtata, South Africa–d. Dec. 5, 2013, Johannesburg, South Africa) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalised racism and fostering racial reconc...