Sam Donaldson, veteran Washington correspondent for ABC News, presents his keynote presentation at The Premier Business Leadership Series 2007 in Las Vegas.
An astute student of history, Sam Donaldson offers leadership lessons from the great political and military leaders in American history. His humorous and compelling anecdotes highlight the qualities that are the hallmarks of great leadership: the value of persistence, the impact of leading by example, the importance of creating a compelling vision and much more.
About Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson, a 38-year ABC News veteran, served as ABC News' Chief White House Correspondent during the Carter, Reagan and Clinton presidencies. He also co-anchored, with Diane Sawyer, PrimeTime Live from August 1989 until it merged with 20/20 in 1999. Donaldson co-anchored the ABC News Sunday morning broadcast, This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts from December 1996 to September 2002. From October 2001 to May 2004, Donaldson hosted The Sam Donaldson Show - Live In America, a daily news/talk radio program broadcast on ABC News Radio affiliates across the country. In the three-hour show, he tackled the day’s top stories and important issues – getting comment from newsmakers, engaging listener calls, and of course, inserting his own unique experience and opinion.
Currently Donaldson is appearing on ABC News Now, the ABC News digital network. His daily half-hour show Politics Live is an unscripted dialogue with numerous guests and commentators discussing the top political news stories of the day. The show also features a “Stump Sam” segment, where viewers can submit political trivia questions via email and quiz Donaldson.
