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Life and legacy. >> reporter: tonight, tributes pouring in from around the world for barbara walters, who died at age 93. so many honoring her as legendary, a trailblazer, and iconic. most noting how she shattered glass ceilings everywhere she worked. with a career that spanned more than 60 years, barbara was the consummate interviewer. >> why did you kill john lennon? >> i thought by killing him, i would acquire his fame. >> reporter: a pioneering journalist. >> one group of young men kept a very special vigil. these are the honor guards who have been guarding the casket of presidet kennedy. ...

I'm a reporter for the national broadcasting company. >> then she was set to cover first lady jacqueline kennedy's trip to india. and in november 1963, sadly, her first national news story. >> these are the honor guards who have been guarding the casket of president kennedy. >> she became a today show regular, though in the shadow of male host frank mcgee. >> i could not ask a question until he had asked three. >> so the only way i could do an interview that had great substance was if i got it myself. >> so she booked big names in politics and show business. she decided the interview was her w...

Without their makeup. and hear their problems. i know their stories. and i realized some of these were people and i have never been in awe of them. >> barbara walters during the today show in 1961 as a writer. >> robert is with me right now. >> her goal was to be taken seriously on camera, and it wasn't easy for a woman. at first she was given the fluff assignments like paris fashion week, playboy bunny school. i >> felt pretty awkward. after all, i'm not a bunny. i'm a reporter for the national broadcasting company. >> then she was set to cover first lady jacqueline kennedy's trip to india. a...

Walters. >> she was a pioneer for women, breaking down barriers with persistence and hard work. >> i didn't start out to prove anything, i was doing it because i wanted to be the biggest of the best. i never felt that way. >> barbara walters grew up around show business. her father owned new york's famous latin quarter nightclub. she thought about becoming an actress, but joined today as a writer in 1961. >> barbara is with me right now. >> she wanted a serious role, not easy for a woman back then. >> there was a feeling of women can't do news, no one would take them seriously. >> a typical ea...

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