Associated Press
President Barack Obama‘s visit has set a standard for “The View.”
Obama’s appearance with a convalescing Barbara Walters and her co-hosts reached 6.6 million viewers last week, the biggest audience ever for a show that’s been on the air since 1997, the Nielsen Co. said.
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It was believed to be the first time a sitting president has visited a daytime talk show. Obama was indirectly responsible for the previous record for “The View,” when 6.2 million people watched the day after he was elected president in 2008. More…