African embassy. my father names cantor was one of the accused at the trial. and my mother was pregnant with me at the time. and my father passed a note down the dock to madiba to say as an adjunct of the more dubious roles you ve held it would be a great honor if you could be our baby s godfather. he passed the note back saying the honor would be all mine and then they dare not hang me. so it was quite an extraordinary thing to have him for those days. i had the pleasure of meeting him many years ago, many decades ago. he was full of wit and full of charm. and he had an aura. as soon as he entered the room. the feeling comes from the people who have incorporated in themselves the highest values of humanity. when he came out of jail, ....