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Obamas To Depart For Mandela Funeral Today

by Tom Kludt

12.09.13 | 1:17 am

In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and taken on Friday, June 17, 2011, former South African President Nelson Mandela reads an advance copy of his latest book titled "Nelson Mandela By Himself" , ... In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and taken on Friday, June 17, 2011, former South African President Nelson Mandela reads an advance copy of his latest book titled "Nelson Mandela By Himself" , at this home in Johannesburg, South Africa. A new Mandela book, slim, bound in black and set in eye-straining type, was released on Monday, June 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Nelson Mandela Foundation, Debbie Yazbek) EDITORIAL USE ONLY MORE LESS

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are scheduled to depart for Johannesburg on Monday to attend the national memorial service for the late South African President Nelson Mandela.

They are expected to depart at 8:20 a.m. ET.

Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, will join the Obamas aboard Air Force One. The memorial service is scheduled to be held Tuesday.

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Tom Kludt Tom Kludt is a reporter for Talking Points Memo based in New York City, covering media and national affairs. Originally from South Dakota, Tom joined TPM as an intern in late-2011 and became a staff member during the 2012 election. He can be reached at tom@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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