The Life and Times of Barbara Walters with Susan Page
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Bill interviews Susan Page, Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today and author of two great biographies of Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Bush about her new book "The Rule Breaker" which explores the life and career of TV journalist Barbara Walters. Page discusses why she chose to write about Walters and highlights her achievements as the first female to break into the male-dominated world of national television. They also discuss Walters' relentless drive and her ability to land big interviews, as well as her impact on women in journalism. The episode concludes with a discussion about Walters' personal life and her legacy as both a journalist and a celebrity. You can buy a copy of her book here.
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| 1:06.5 | Good day, good friends, and welcome back to the Bill Press Pod. Join me today in saying hello to a very special friend, Susan Page. Susan's one of Washington's leading political journalist. |
| 1:13.9 | You see her often on the Sunday morning talk shows. |
| 1:16.6 | She's the longtime Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today, |
| 1:19.8 | an author of two great biographies, |
| 1:22.3 | of former First Lady Barbara Bush and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, |
| 1:30.2 | both of which she joined us to talk about on the Bill Press Pop. Well, Susan's back today for a conversation about her third book |
| 1:35.8 | about another trailblazing woman, TV journalist Barbara Waters. You know, in her lifetime, |
| 1:42.7 | maybe nobody was so widely criticized or made fun of as Barbara |
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