Barbara Walters‘ “interview tonight on ’20/20’ is the first Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has ever done. And he asked her,” Liz Smith says.
“Three years ago this then Crown Prince promised if ever he granted one she’d be the person to do it. Well, he did and she did.” It was taped Oct. 1 at his marble palace in Jeddah.
“Despite her required head covering and long black schmatta, Barbara was constantly recognized on the streets.”
> ABCNews.com: “Abdullah appears determined to present Americans with a new vision of Saudi Arabia, starting with the fact that, in a country notorious for discrimination against women, he has chosen to do his first-ever television interview with Walters.”
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