Barbara Walters' 'View'

" She is the most powerful woman in all TV news she is indicated more presidents and newsmakers that any other woman in news. Barbara Walters goes on the record. Earlier today we went to -- dressing room behind the scenes at the view. But I went on the record about her bestselling memoir audition now out in paperback and much more. And I say yeah it's nice to see you can blanket and I love been and you have you know -- as beautiful as denies that we have no windows. But that's okay it's all very cherry picking and lawn and makes it great doesn't -- After this this is a great time for you time magazine has the view in the top 100 most powerful most influence looks at -- I'm good. The most and -- went so influential people in the world. I mean I said did to -- that I was thrilled but animation Joyce said why you don't -- closely but. You know what a nice compliment what shows and we knew you had this this year -- you've had for President Obama. Senator McCain. Donald Trump -- it is revisit today that he didn't and that was certainly fun we've had Michelle Obama on his. Hang up and -- And McCain on and on about -- cannot and we believe our political it's a political year and we our opinion -- and I of the fact that this is this kind of of honest it's that we -- five when I -- yes but on the other hand yesterday on the other. -- It's it's it's the fun of exchanging kind -- opinion and having the sort of document that they had and yet he -- Thanks. We were discussing this week creationism vicious dollars and I thought that I going to come to blows on them on the set. But but it's like people at home and we do that we have those kinds of arguments you mentioned part of the news divisions that's a great segue. To talking about. The book the audition which is now out in paperback in time for Mother's Day. In addition -- ended at which is which is about hard news intertwined with other things but is about hardness. Well."

" It's a very personal story. About my. My childhood my sister who was considered mentally retarded we don't use that expression anymore we say what -- challenged them. About my father who made fortunes -- lost fortunes and it was a big theatrical and this. But it's also I I didn't want to do and and I didn't know I had to do but it also has presidents and -- Hudson I don't know murderers. -- just met up your -- shall we say it but it -- it also is about the struggles. Two. In in the early days of the news bulletins so really it was in the sixties and seventies. When at one point in the today show the house to his Manning Frank -- Would not allow me to ask a question until he had asked me. I can come in the fourth question. Because otherwise he felt that all I should do with Billy questions and when I see how far. We have come. I look back and I thank. This is fun you know and and and and and -- shouldn't say in my lifetime because I've been doing this -- on time but I'm so. Proud about women have accomplished and how far we have prominent part of this is that struggle. Get a crispy it you know I love this book. I'll say that I don't care -- just like it."

" That I -- casino let I'll let you really have done so much I mean they have be sat -- you've done so much for women in journalism because. You really -- you it's unbelievable the doors people went for --"

" For all of us. -- out. That's I mean. I hope so. But also today. It's such a different climate I mean when I was on the today show -- co host until the last two years I was there. I've been doing the show for eleven years before that now on every morning the woman is co host -- host. And the kinds of pagan movement here but you know that but that's what I said I don't do it for that reason that you do it. I don't know I don't really know where ambition comes I don't know way that that that need I know in my case. Which is why -- probable addition why I felt the need to. To succeed and I always thought that I was an outsider perhaps because of my sister I always thought I didn't. Dee long and this may be misled the except I don't want to do a lot of psychobabble. But. I think about that -- And today because I have lost. That ambition. That I've done an agenda there's a new a captain and I'm -- I talk about. Doing an interview with someone like Patrick Swayze you need to -- that he did. And one. The kind of feeling that I have when you're able utility here to talk with someone like him. But I've lost the desire to get the next big -- and -- do the next thing in tech he gets -- so I may not be as six you know I successful. But I'm I'm I'm a lot calmer --"

" I don't buy that because I see you every single day successful on the view I've gotten good -- for -- is just does it that's wonderful. EM but I mean nasty mean you even if not that I -- I got this and what not yeah love we can do right yes okay."

" And it's very important to love what you did. But the kind. Striving. That I have that I that I had to do -- it wasn't easy and women when not accepted. And then for a while getting that they get being their -- having that big interview. That's tough going. And it's changed I mean we don't do heads of state. And you do most people don't know in the network we do celebrities out of rehab and and I don't have the same. I just don't have the same ambition. Well you know it except for the book to be a success."