False.
Mandela was a major hero and the face of the Anti-Apartheid Divestment Movement in the US, the public and the gov't having pressed for his release for years.
He came with a large group and had a bunch of places sceduled to get to in a hurry, so booking for the whole list wasn't easy on such short notice.
Trump Shuttle, which failed because no one wanted to use it, booked it. For $130,000