I don’t know that there was. “Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything” had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 12, before launching on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ June 23rd.

Before the advent of social media and podcasts that allowed celebrities to control their messages, going through the X-ray machine of a Barbara Walters interview delivered exposure on a massive scale.

Harry Reasoner with Barbara Walters during her first broadcast as co-anchor of ABC Evening News on Oct. 4, 1976. (Associated Press) ...