Barbara Walters Audition: A Memoir

[0:00]" Well we're kind of getting a kick out of the fact that used spent every summer when you're a little girl -- many summers with your family in hall. Which is where are 50000 watt transmitters are today. Really casket but where have we spent -- And the waters had been hotly which is in hot water is always cold isn't it that you -- 100 account I don't remember this."

[0:21]" Been culled mainly lived on the main street and we walked. I'm a little I would walk with my boy cousins in my uncles and they taught me how to discipline and the way can I don't remember it being called not out. I wouldn't you know -- dissidents -- of -- but then."

[0:40]" I get back to why we're talking Q today your book. Audition -- at the title kind of interesting compelling curious because. You're so established here one of the most successful women in broadcasting. Why audition it sounds like you're still trying out a new party got the jobs."

[0:58]" Finally has stopped audition which is climbing into the book but I think a lot of attention much about. And I'd think to pictured -- people who didn't just. When you and I talked -- surprised that I answered the phone and expected it to demand -- press agents and so. I think that the picture it would have been very proper very -- and authoritative and important that you and they of this side and it has been terrific. And when young people -- said that in the book that means that did you I'd say that -- detectable. And I'll package included -- mentally disabled man who had an enormous effect on mine and my father who began. And very famous nightclub called the Latin quarter in. Student with a lot of Latin quarter and then society and then they -- can make elections and lost to Portland and I think I'm most attractive time -- affected -- and I want it to light that the people could relate to. And their own experience that about evidence and -- eighties and heads of state and and Monica Lewinsky and adults but he's a great deal. More but primarily different approach to. Does the I would -- to try to block at. All I'm ever had wanted to but I'm but upon them in my life where things I think long addition. And I hope that people would be able to find their own inspiration summit. And we've seen that time that the problems that I had problems with my daughter. -- wonderful is contained and -- program by Atlantic coast in crisis I'm new horizons."

[2:36]" Why reveal your past relationship with senator broke."

[4:01]" the first woman ever to co host a network news program and are you proud of your role as a trailblazer for women."

[4:08]" It has to edit and I did that I wrote a good deal about that experience and that entity -- a total block my accurately so. I was supporting Michael flatley said -- regions which can read about my itemized on the system it was a terrible time. And I survived and -- and I went back a lot of -- people aren't in broadcasting but I have been very difficult time. -- courage your thinking -- K Dick Hackett having -- but. It's a book about struggle and survival and if indeed done my example. I helped pave the way and yet on -- waving flags and I was doing it and that is product I mean there's so many women now I just out. -- when not there when I was. Beginning and again and an Irish and -- testing you mean that's my reward. Just seeing how many women not front of the cameras behind the cameras and an off field is still has taught. And other steps like cystic out by and I've tried. What is your plans to keep. Proudest achievement probably -- I named my dot Akamai system. The -- and stay considered mentally retarded today cubic developmentally disabled but I. I had great conflict. Conflicted feelings about my sister who don't -- because I loved but but people make fun of and then make kind of mean and it's made me -- different. It made me realize that auditions -- trend. And I had a terrific idea I didn't agenda goes about it but it is Jacqui good. And I thought could -- about it and I think that a lot of people who have a similar people with this situation. They feel the same way and I wanted them to -- that cannot alone. When my daughter was on named after my assistant -- somewhat because my sister and who wasn't going to have to go to. And I -- it feels that this -- deeply terrorists as --"

[6:00]" You have a rare ability of combining Gromit toss with compassion."

[6:05]" I have in my estimate that happened. I think growing appetite didn't show business family which -- my father has acted -- all over the world. It made me realize how much alike call people and might indicate that so I think that penetrating cannot mean I have no means Spirit in me and I think one of -- things about this book is that it doesn't happen that it it has humor and it has long been. And that's the way I live my life now."

[6:30]" So many names so many people king's residence and dictators. Who was your favorite interview."

[6:36]" Depicted as -- had the most effect on the world which has pretty big statement. It would then president Anwar Sadat of Egypt think. By his own party changed history and we still seeing all the turmoil in the middle age and it's an uneasy peace between Israel and Egypt but it is peace and it's because Sadat he would look at it and he had his talks. And he had a very difficult as country was assassinated back to his country pragmatic. But he changed the world. And I thought on that have been able to do -- to be with him. And the timing of this sort of attack and had not that it just isn't it has to -- and television that's 2020% -- kind of tired of doing celebrities and other commodities and I'm very fortunate that I was able to entity many world leaders some of them -- some of them not but that was a great fondness in my life and it happened that -- ABC and it continues it happened when -- working --"

[7:31]" A wonderful story when people. Meet you would have their --"

[7:35]" On May 22. I'm going to be attacked this afternoon that book signing at about one. And then I code that night to the -- tuchman. That's which has created a sort predicted that front at and spreads states and -- make an appearance there. At that baton to twenty seconds"