South African President Nelson Mandela speaks in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in this file photo from September 23, 1998. MCT PHOTO
South African President Nelson Mandela speaks in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in this file photo from September 23, 1998. Mandela died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. MCT PHOTO
Former leader of South Africa Nelson Mandela meets with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., in this file photo on May 17, 2005. MCT PHOTO
South African President Nelson Mandela speaks in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in this file photo from September 23, 1998. (Chuck Kennedy/MCT)
KRT US NEWS STORY SLUGGED: BUSH-NEWORLEANS KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY CHUCK KENNEDY/KRT (DECEMBER 15) WASHINGTON, DC -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, flanked by Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, right, and Don Powell, FDIC, speaks about plans to rebuild and strengthen New Orleans levee protection, during a news conference, Thursday, December 15, 2005, in the White House Briefing Room. (cwk) 2005
