The Rulebreaker - The Life and Times of Barbara Walters

A bestselling biographer takes on the most successful female broadcaster of all time, a woman whose insecurity fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air.

About the author

Susan Page is the award-winning Washington Bureau chief of USA TODAY, where she writes about politics and the White House. Susan has covered seven White House administrations and twelve presidential elections. She has interviewed the past ten presidents and reported from six continents and dozens of foreign countries. In 2020, she moderated the vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. Her previous books, The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty, and Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power, were both instant New York Times bestsellers. She lives in Washington, DC.

Summary

A bestselling biographer takes on the most successful female broadcaster of all time, a woman whose insecurity fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Page, Susan Page
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2025
• EAN: 9781982197933
• ISBN: 978-1-982197-93-3
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography: arts & entertainment, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: arts and entertainment