article_snippet.sent: Retired news legend Barbara Walters still has some clout - and a strong opinion about how ABC can turn things around at the ratings-challenged show
article_snippet.sent: Retired news legend Barbara Walters created, The View.
article_snippet.sent: Barbara's magic bullet: Monica Lewinsky.
article_snippet.sent: Retired news legend Barbara Walters says that The former White House intern would be a 'run away success' on The View, a network source tells Daily Mail Online.
article_snippet.sent: the President Bill Clinton scandal Barbara Walters has always believed Monica got the short end of the stick in the court of public opinion and has tirelessly defended Monica on the show over the years .
article_snippet.sent: Barbara believes that Monica, 41, could make The View competitive and compelling and while a lot of Washington's elite may scratch the show off The View must-visit press list, the younger demographic of online users would tune in daily to see what Barbara had to say,' added the source.
article_snippet.sent: Last year when discussing Monica Lewinsky with David Letterman, David Letterman asked Barbara about Monica joining The View.
article_snippet.sent: the show was created by Walters in 1997 with an original panel of women including Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar and Debbie Matenopoulos.
article_snippet.sent: Walters, who sold all rights to The View back to ABC a year before former co-host Behar retirement in May 2014, has been contacting James Goldston, President of ABC News, and Ben Sherwood, President, Disney-ABC Television Group, trying to convince James Goldston, President of ABC News to hire Lewinsky, insiders tell Daily Mail Online.
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters has been like a godmother to Monica ever since their infamous interview in 1999 following the Bill Clinton scandal.
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters's always believed Monica got the short end of the stick in the court of public opinion and has tirelessly defended Barbara Walters on the show's 4,000-episode celebration show over the years,' a source close to the show's 4,000-episode celebration show says.
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters told Letterman, 'I like Monica.
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters never had a chance to move on,' the way Bill and Hillary did. '
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters's an intelligent, nice woman.'
article_snippet.sent: Barbara Walters remains spry and opinionated too.
article_snippet.sent: Not only that, but since re-emerging out of the shadows to address Barbara Walters affair with Bill Clinton in a compelling Vanity Fair essay last May, Barbara Walters has taken on an extremely attractive new look to match Barbara Walters new persona.
highlights_snippet.sent: The grand dame of broadcasters believes that Monica Lewinsky has the right stuff to bring The View back from the brink .
  