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I am incredibly proud of the many journalists I have worked with throughout my career and the great campaigns that we have fought and won.

I've had a very good career and I'm grateful that the public has had some level of acceptance and appreciation of my work.

I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace.

My feelings towards the newspapers are very affectionate.

I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories.

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve President Obama and the country and proud of the progress we've made toward rebuilding trust in our financial system and moving our economy closer to recovery. It was a privilege to work with such a fine group of people at the White House and across the administration.

I grew up with 'The Denver Post' and the 'Golden Transcript.' There was never a moment that I thought I'd work at the 'New York Times.' My goal, starting out, was just to see if I could be a journalist.

I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.