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Pentagon Papers, 55
People, 158, 159, 411
Peoples Temple mass suicide, 134–35
Pepper, Guy, 108, 109, 117, 122
Perlin, Brooks, 339
Perot, Ross, 192
Perris, Alan, 121, 122
Peyronnin, Joe, 40, 140
Pfizer, Beryl, 46, 57
Phillips, Mark, 12–14, 15, 231, 232, 250, 398
Pierpoint, Bob, 132, 133, 136
Pollen, Bella, 15, 251, 254, 301, 309, 310–11, 312, 329, 397, 400–401
Poznek, Nancy, 198–99
Presley, Elvis, 158
Presley, Lisa Marie, 168, 285
Préval, René, 374
Primetime, 23, 160–61, 163–64, 167–78, 259, 264, 354, 360, 375
Quinn, Sally, 302, 379
Qutb, Sayyid, 330
Rachele, Sister, 252–53
Radziwill, Anthony, 306, 336
Rather, Dan, 40, 56, 131, 132, 136, 148, 169, 175, 176, 182, 293, 295–96, 337, 352, 410
Reagan, Ronald, 136, 300
Reasoner, Harry, 56, 110–11, 133, 169, 172
Rheinhardt, Burt, 220
Rice, Condoleezza, 283
Richards, Ann, 283
Richer, Mickey, 313
Rihanna, 263
Robensen, Stewart, 28
Roberts, Deborah, 181
Roberts, Robin, 291, 335–36, 370, 374, 418
Robertson, Anna, 147, 267, 280, 287–88, 290–91, 297, 361
Robertson, Mark, 6, 8, 151, 155, 156, 335, 336
Robertson, Nic, 12, 13, 14, 228, 230, 237, 238, 240
Roker, Al, 273
Roque, Annette (Lauer), 272–73
Rosen, Ira, 146–47, 164, 165, 167, 169, 170, 336, 360
Ross, Brian, 370–71
Ross, Shelley, 177–78, 258–61, 262, 263–64, 265–67, 270, 280, 281, 284–85, 286, 287, 289–90, 395
Rossen, Ellen, 145
Roth, Richard, 136
Rothenberg, Laura, 267
Rouhani, Hassan, 429
Rountree, Martha, 390
Rowland, Ken, 8, 43–45, 50
Rubin, Darius John, 307, 308, 311, 312, 326, 328, 329, 388, 422–23
Rubin, Jamie, 300–309, 326, 379, 423
and Christiane’s work, 384–85
marriage to Christiane, 15, 303–4, 309–11, 312
meeting Christiane, 14, 300, 301–2
Rudman, Dana, 124
Rusesabagina, Paul, 254
Russell, Lynne, 89, 92
Russert, Tim, 125, 181, 268
Rust, David, 224, 228, 229–30, 234, 235, 237–40, 243–45, 246
Rwanda, Christiane in, 12, 253–54
Sadat, Anwar, 80, 111
Sadjadpour, Karim, 386
Safer, Morley, 146, 349
St. James, Aleta, 293
Salant, Dick, 60, 61, 131
Salvatore, Diane, 336
Sanders, Marlene, 45, 48, 57–58, 156–58
Sarajevo, Christiane in, 11, 230–35, 243–45
Saturday Night Massacre, 62, 64
Saudi Arabia:
and Gulf War, 224–27
Katie in, 287–88
Savitch, Jessica, 118–19
Sawyer, Diane, 3–10, 27–68, 131–78, 356–63
and ABC, 105, 158–64, 169, 172, 177–78, 259–71, 284–93, 356, 368–78, 403, 414, 415, 431–33
as America’s Junior Miss, 34–36, 53, 363
awards to, 167, 168, 360, 361, 362, 432
birth and childhood of, 27–29
career trajectory of, 23, 63, 137, 160, 396, 434
and CBS, 131–38, 139–44
children as focus of specials, 360–63
and competition, 262–72, 281–82, 284–87, 290–93, 356, 371, 374–75, 403, 407, 414–15, 424–25
family background of, 5–7
and Food Lion program, 167–68
foreign travel of, 358–59, 361, 402–3
and generosity, 267–68, 336, 337
and GMA, 178, 197, 257, 259–71, 279–82, 284–93, 297, 334, 358–60, 368, 370, 402, 432
and her father’s death, 7–8, 10, 23, 51, 64, 82
high school years of, 29–36
income of, 160, 169, 370, 415
and interviews, 138–39, 146–47, 149, 168–69, 176–77, 192, 285–86, 328, 357–58, 371–73, 395, 396, 433
and Nichols, see Nichols, Mike
and Nixon, see Nixon, Richard M.
on-air persona of, 44, 117, 140–41, 178, 262, 263, 266, 271, 285–86, 292, 360, 363, 370, 372–73, 377, 395, 402–3, 435
personal traits of, 9–10, 22–23, 136–38, 140–43, 146, 174, 336–37, 402, 434–35
and Primetime, 160–61, 163–64, 167–78, 259, 264, 354, 360, 375
and retirement option, 423–24, 425, 431–33
and 60 Minutes, 144–48, 158, 160, 161, 165, 264
and star power, 159, 224, 360
strategies of, 141–42, 162, 164, 170–71, 333–35, 369–70, 410
as team player, 134–36, 173, 287
at Wellesley, 9, 36–43
at WLKY, 3, 4, 6, 8, 43–45, 49–50, 64
work ethic of, 8–10, 16, 52, 65, 67, 134, 145, 148, 162, 166–67, 177, 262, 270, 290, 336–37, 359–60, 371, 434
and World News Tonight, 333–35, 358
Sawyer, Erbon Powers (father), 5–6, 7–8, 10, 27, 35, 51, 64, 82
Sawyer, Jean Dunagan (mother), 5, 27, 52, 149, 415
influence of, 6–7, 8, 28, 31, 35, 95, 177, 335, 378, 434
Sawyer, Linda (sister), 5, 27, 28, 31, 32, 39, 41, 142
Schieffer, Bob, 131, 175, 296, 342, 349, 356, 396
Schonfeld, Reese, 89, 90, 107, 108, 109, 115, 116, 117, 119
Schork, Kurt, 231–32, 308–9
Schultz, Marilyn, 57
Schwarzkopf, Norman, 192, 227
Scott, Willard, 184, 198
September 11 attacks, 277–82, 283, 288, 314, 317, 360
Sevareid, Eric, 45, 56, 132
Seven Days in May (documentary), 148
Shadburne, Ed, 4, 44, 56
Shadid, Anthony, 332n
Shales, Tom, 112, 191, 393
Shepard, Matthew, 209, 269, 436
Sherwood, Ben, 163, 288, 290, 291, 356–57, 378–79, 415, 424, 432
Shevlin, Pat, 415
Shifke, Pat, 272, 355
Shriver, Maria, 145
Siebens, Jennifer, 132, 136, 145
Siegel, Joel, 289–90
Sierra Leone, child soldiers in, 314, 325
Simon, Bob, 226, 235
Simpson, Carole, 156–57
Simpson, O. J., 168, 199, 246–47, 248, 265
60 Minutes, 23
and Christiane, 250, 252, 311, 312–14, 315–16, 318, 326
and Diane, 144–48, 158, 160, 161, 165, 264
and Katie, 339, 349, 408, 411
and Memogate, 295–96
Slaman, Dennis, 210
Small, Bill, 50–51, 56, 60, 61, 62, 131–34, 136–37
Smith, Howard K., 45
Smith, Jim, 7, 8, 49, 52
Snapp, Martin, 40–41, 53
Socolow, Sandy, 40, 47, 61, 133, 135, 342, 346n, 347–48, 407
Soroya, Princess (Iran), 71–72
Spiceland, Flip, 90, 118, 215
Stahl, Lesley, 60, 61–62, 63, 105, 131, 133, 147, 349
Stand Up to Cancer, 21, 102, 211, 338–39
Stanley, Alessandra, 291–92, 393, 434
Steinem, Gloria, 47, 48, 100, 159
Stelter, Brian, 368, 424–25
Stephanopoulos, George, 268, 280, 383, 390, 416, 425, 433
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br /> Stewart, Jon, 343
Sudan, Christiane in, 312–13, 321–22
Sullenberger, Chesley Burnett III “Sully,” 366, 412
Sweeney, Anne, 162, 378, 414, 426, 432
Syria, atrocities in, 427–29
Take Two, 109, 113, 120
Taricani, Jim, 87–88
Tartikoff, Brandon, 209, 210
Tartikoff, Calla, 209
Tartikoff, Lilly, 209–10
Taylor, Bob, 44, 132
Teasdale, Sara, “The Long Hill,” 33–34
Te’O, Manti, 421
Teresa, Mother, 328, 367
Theron, Charlize, 289
This Week, 382, 383, 390, 392–95, 396–97, 415–16, 424
Thomas, Clarence, 191–92, 265
Three Mile Island nuclear plant, 135
Time, 140, 160
Title IX, 60, 100–101, 111
Tkach, Andrew, 252, 253, 305–6, 312–13, 314, 316, 318–21, 323, 324–25, 330, 381
Today, 137, 432
and Katie, 17, 18, 19, 22, 109–10, 122, 140, 181, 184–94, 197, 202, 203, 210, 257, 262–69, 271–81, 283–84, 286–87, 291–93, 295, 296, 339, 340–42, 413, 426
and Pauley, 110, 111–13, 127–28, 140, 182–83
and Walters, 46, 56, 57, 110–11, 112, 119, 133, 172
Tonight Show, The, 16, 20, 22
Toobin, Jeffrey, 48
Touchet, Tom, 286, 291
Trudeau, Garry, 112, 140
Turco, Bucky, 280
Turner, Ed, 119, 214, 220, 221
Turner, Ted, 89, 90, 91, 107, 115, 117, 250, 391
Turness, Deborah, 434
20/20, 111, 144, 158, 159, 172, 177, 361–62, 432–33
Tyndall, Andrew, 188–89, 268, 343, 372, 373, 377–78, 403, 431–32
University of Rhode Island (URI), 82–84, 88, 213
University of Virginia (UVA), 97–104
Unseld, George, 30, 33, 34
Vargas, Elizabeth, 181, 258, 333
Vicario, Ginny, 49, 140, 436
Vieira, Meredith, 145, 338
Vietnam War, 53, 55, 229
Vitez, Michael, 99, 102–3, 117
von Essen, Jeanee, 214–16, 381
Wald, Jonathan, 275, 277, 286
Wald, Richard, 47, 56, 57, 106, 120, 157, 172, 176, 345, 392
Walker, Dave, 90, 107, 113
Walker, Wendy, 124, 179
Wallace, Mike, 145, 146, 250, 294
Walter, Amy, 212, 218, 219
Walters, Barbara, 156, 157, 160
and ABC, 172–75
Audition (autobiography) by, 56
and competition, 171–76, 264, 288
as pioneer, 46, 56–58, 170, 172, 328, 341–42, 368
retirement of, 421, 424, 425, 426, 434
and Today, 46, 56, 57, 110–11, 112, 119, 133, 172
and 20/20, 111, 158, 159, 172
Warren, Gerry, 51–52, 54, 55, 63, 64, 65, 67
Watergate, 58–59, 62, 63, 64, 67, 131–32, 138
Watson, George, 107, 108
Weber, Bruce, 191
Weel, Alice, 46, 47
Weinraub, Claire, 361–62
Werner, Tom, 276, 339–40
West, Betsy, 161, 162, 167
Westin, Av, 55, 62, 110, 111, 133, 159, 400
Westin, David, 165–66, 175, 177–78, 257, 260–61, 290, 291, 368–69, 378, 379, 410
Whelihan, Bruce, 67
Wilentz, Amy, 386
Williams, Brian, 363, 392, 395–96, 403, 407, 424–25, 432, 433
Winfrey, Oprah, 158, 290, 308, 312, 414, 419
Winlock, Bob, 3
WJAR Providence, 87–88, 216
WLKY Louisville, 3, 4, 6, 8, 43–45, 49–50, 64, 132
women:
and ABC activism, 156–58
vs. “any white male,” 407–36
and careers, 39, 61, 195–96, 298–300, 328–29, 365, 433–36
CBS dress code for, 60–61
and CNN start-up, 89
competition among, 171–76, 177, 262–72, 284–87, 403
double standard for, 146–47, 175–76, 284, 299, 328, 351, 352, 370, 380, 395–96, 430, 434
and eating disorders, 98, 119
fair pay for, 365
and human interest news, 158, 159, 168–69
male envy of, 249–50, 399
NBC Women’s Revolt, 57–58, 61
in News Sorority, 23–24
as pioneering network anchors, 45, 46, 47–48, 293, 295, 333, 343, 346, 368, 390, 407, 410–11, 412, 434
and pregnancies, 140, 178, 187, 191, 304, 307
sexual assault against, 399–400
Supreme Court justice, 54
and Title IX, 60, 100–101, 111
in TV news, 57–58, 60, 61, 110, 133, 147, 158, 169–70, 188–90, 275, 283, 333, 341–42, 381–82
women’s movement, 102, 103, 158
beginning of, 38–39
and class-action suit, 57–58
NOW, 57, 60
Second Wave feminism, 47, 100–101
Woodruff, Bob, 333, 431
Woodruff, Lee, 431
Woods, Rose Mary, 66
Woodward, Bob, 60
World News Tonight, 57, 104, 169, 333–35
World War II, 45–50
WRC Washington, 123–25
WTVJ Miami, 121–23
Wynn, Steve, 141, 340
Yahoo News, 430–31
Yellin, Janet, 433
Yeltsin, Boris, 148–49
Yushchenko, Viktor, 326–27, 328
Zakaria, Fareed, 381–82, 384, 388, 416, 424
Zelman, Sam, 115, 119, 215, 426
Ziegler, Ron, 51, 54, 55, 58, 65
Zirinsky, Susan, 60, 62–63, 105, 106, 120, 131, 135, 148
Zucker, Jeff, 189, 262, 287, 435
and cancer, 201–2, 203, 205, 210, 274, 339
and CNN, 420, 426
and Jay’s cancer, 205, 206, 208
and Katie, 185–86, 187, 188, 190, 193, 197, 264, 266, 337–38, 413, 417, 421, 426
and NBC Entertainment, 275, 337, 413
and Pauley, 127–28, 185
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Even before she started elementary school, Lila Diane Sawyer was enrolled, by her mother, Jean, in a series of talent classes. Here, the little Louisville girl is artfully doing a Flamenco-style dance.
Dia
ne’s crowning as America’s Junior Miss in 1963 looks like a lovely, jelled-in-aspic peak moment of a vanishing time. It was—and it was complex. Not long after winning the crown, she saw it as a liability in a changing culture—and at a northern Seven Sisters college. But the inspiration she received from the pagaent’s den mother, Catherine Marshall, would inspire her throughout her career.
Diane’s employment with Richard Nixon, through most of the 1970s, during his presidency (here) and at San Clemente after his resignation, remains a part of her résumé that has long puzzled many. She admired him during his tenure (“What a considerable presidency it would have been without Watergate,” she later mused). After his disgrace, she stayed with him because, she said, “If I didn’t come through for him at a time when he needed me, I couldn’t live with myself.”
In 1981, Diane moved from D.C. to New York to cohost CBS’s morning show, first with Charles Kuralt, here, and eventually with Bill Kurtis. Thus began her glamorous years, when powerful men had unabashed crushes on her and she was called “the thinking man’s Angie Dickinson.” Yet her extraordinary drive and work ethic were the opposite of what one would expect from an anointed golden girl.
On the surface, the 1990s-long co-reign of Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters as the twin queens of the ABC newsmagazine world was, as this early photo suggests, equitable and sisterly. But behind the scenes there was such heated competition over high-profile “gets,” a veteran producer had to be called in to referee. Barbara called Diane “That Girl” behind her back and bemoaned her connections. Diane disparaged Barbara’s street-fighter tactics.
When Diane married Mike Nichols (here they are in 2005) in 1988, he corrected someone who asked him if this was his third marriage. “This is my fourth marriage,” he made clear. Diane, then forty-two, corrected the same interlocutor by saying, firmly, that this wasn’t her first marriage, “this is my only marriage.” Even people whose usual mode is cynicism and who find Diane challenging professionally are reduced to rapture when they talk about the love that the iconic director and Diane evidence for each other. She’s said she knew, “in the first ninety seconds” of meeting him—in the Concorde lounge—“that my life was changing,” that “he was the center of the dance.”
When it was announced, in January 1999, that Diane was to become cohost of Good Morning America (with Charlie Gibson, here beside Diane in 2002), TV industry watchers—and viewers—were shocked. This elegant, “aspirational” woman who wasn’t a mom and seemed more elite than approachable was an odd fit for morning TV. But she took to it magnificently, and her short-term appointment lasted a highly successful decade, during which she expanded her skill set and allowed Methodist Diane of Kentucky to emerge from beneath the urbane, sophisticated overlay.