Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20131206:05:54:00
He was the first to say, he was an imperfect person, an imperfect leader. he engaged in violence which he later regretted. he made his mistakes. but he was all about forgiveness. my most vivid memory of him that night was his absolute determination for reconciliation in his country and a sense of forgiveness. now a few days later, i had a one on one television camera interview with him and he expanded on that and talked eloquently about the desire for south africa to move forward in the future. he had no illusions it was going to take a lot to reconcile the country, of course he accomplish tha...