Sam Donaldson

At Jack McWethy Memorial, the Ghost of a Famous Grin

Jack McWethy interviewing Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon crash site on Sept. 12, 2001
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Jack McWethy interviewing Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon crash site on Sept. 12, 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C.—"Sometimes the end comes like a thief in the night," said Sam Donaldson.

Mr. Donaldson was standing on a stage at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., yesterday morning, quoting the Bible. Like the hundred or so mourners who had gathered in the large auditorium, Mr. Donaldson was struggling to make sense of the sudden recent death of his friend and former colleague, John "Jack" McWethy.

A week earlier, on Feb. 6, Mr. McWethy had been skiing with his wife Laurie at a resort in Keystone, Colo. He was cruising down an intermediate slope, when suddenly the accomplished, veteran skier lost control and slid chest first into a tree. The fluke crash proved to be fatal. He was 61.  read more »

Bush Eats the Press

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Sam, I Still Am

Even removed from television, Sam Donaldson still seems a little bonkers.Partly it's his look: those  read more »

Al Gore Learns a TV Lesson … Bill Clinton Does a Reverse Reagan

LOS ANGELES–Well, he couldn't just go out on stage at the Staples Center, strap on some goggles an  read more »

Sam Donaldson and Wolf BlitzerGet It Up but They Just Can't Score

WASHINGTON, D.C.-About 75 Beltway players gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., o  read more »