The biopic "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is schedule to debut in theaters Nov. 28. James A. Joseph U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1996-2000Emeritus professor of the practice, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke Universityjajoseph@duke.eduhttp://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/james.joseph As U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, Joseph worked directly with Mandela. Some of his experiences with Mandela are recounted in Joseph's monograph, "Leadership as a Way of Being." He has watched some scenes from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" at an advance screening of the film.Quote:"When I was the ambassador to South Africa I was intrigued by Nelson Mandela's leadership style. How could this man come out of 27 years of incarceration and be such an effective leader so immediately? "Clearly Mr. Mandela had emotional intelligence, but I concluded he had three other forms of intelligence that took him beyond where most other people went -- social, moral and spiritual intelligence. "It was Mr. Mandela's spiritual intelligence that made him an agent of reconciliation and a purveyor of hope." _ _ _ _ Note to broadcast editors: Duke provides an on-campus satellite uplink facility for live or pre-recorded television interviews. We are also equipped with ISDN connectivity for radio interviews. Broadcast reporters should contact Scott Wells at (919) 660-1741 or James Todd at (919) 681-8061 to arrange an interview.