Barbara Walters put a date on the end of an era during this morning's broadcast of The View, when she announced plans to retire in 2014. The 83-year-old journalist, who has been covering news — and making news — for more than 50 years has interviewed everyone from Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber to Muammar Gaddafi.
But she also talked to people who were known as much for their influence in the world as for their style — like First Lady Michelle Obama. So before she signs off the air forever, we're taking a look back at a selection of her most stylish interviews, with the likes of Vogue editor Anna Wintour and Lady Gaga. Watch Walters at work, here in the gallery.


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Barbara Walters reached into Oprah's soul and turned on the waterworks in an interview airing tomorrow night. When asked about her best friend Gayle King, Oprah began to tear up, saying Gayle is the mother she never had, the sister she always wanted, and the friend everyone deserves.