Riding Into the Sunset

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Whatever else he accomplished in his 41 years at ABC News, Sam Donaldson knows he'll be remembered mainly for his bellowing voice. "I guess it'll be on my tombstone: 'He yelled at Ronald Reagan,' " Donaldson says.

Now, with little fanfare, the 74-year-old newsman is retiring from full-time work next week. "Some people leave the business bitter, feeling they've been cast out, or they hang on too long," he says. "And I don't ever want to get in that position."