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Barbara Walters didn’t just break barriers. She rewrote the rules. Then she did it again.
On opening night, Barbara Walters recalled feeling strangely calm in the studio. She knew she could read from the teleprompter. She just prayed that she wouldn’t stumble over her words.
This was Walters’ toughest audition yet. A great deal of money had been invested in this night. Much was new — a new executive producer, new writers, even a new set. Intense pressure.
Harry Reasoner, seated beside her, spoke first.
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