Obama To Speak At Nelson Mandela Memorial Service

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Sasha and Malia, stand in former South African President Nelson Mandela's cell as they listen to former prisoner Ahmed Kathrada during their ... President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with daughters Sasha and Malia, stand in former South African President Nelson Mandela's cell as they listen to former prisoner Ahmed Kathrada during their tour of Robben Island Prison on Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa, June 30, 2013. Leslie Robinson and Marian Robinson join them. MORE LESS
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President Barack Obama is expected to deliver remarks at a service for the late Nelson Mandela on Tuesday, the White House said.

Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One that Obama did not have remarks prepared before Mandela’s passing, but worked on his speech over the weekend and would likely continue to work on the plane. Obama would “reflect on what Nelson Mandela meant to the people of South Africa, to him personally as well,” Rhodes said.

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