Desmond Tutu's Laughter

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The South African archbishop dissolves into infectious mirth during an interview.

The African in Him

6 January 2009

By Jennie Rothenberg Gritz

"Throughout the conversation, he seemed to be barely suppressing a sense of mischievous glee. During a particularly somber discussion of America’s torture policies, a small grammatical error on his own part was enough to throw him into a fit of jubilant, infectious laughter."

File Under: American Ideas, Audio, Foreign Affairs

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