In her new ABC special, A Matter of Life and Death, Barbara Walters goes inside the hearts of celebrities who know all too well how serious heart disease really is, including President Bill Clinton.

When Barbara Walters asks for help generally it's given. In a new ABC special airing February 4, A Matter of Life and Death, Walters called on a few famous friends including former President Bill Clinton, David Letterman, Robin Williams and Regis Philbin to discuss the importance of heart surgery.

Walters, who speaks of her own journey to repair a faulty heart valve in May of 2010, is using the celebrity voice to bring attention to heart disease.

"I didn't want people to feel that this was going to be an hour lecture," Walters explained. "To have these very famous, and in some cases very funny, people, meant that they would watch."

The famous names will lend their own experience from diagnosis to recovery. For example, former President Bill Clinton is a practicing vegan and David Letterman reveals his battle with depression and his current state of appreciation for life. Letterman's own father died of a heart attack at the age of 57. Some of these stories are truly remarkable to hear first-hand. Robin Williams reportedly even shows his battle scar from his own surgery.

A Matter of Life and Death isn't just about celebrities. Barbara Walters will be shown talking to doctors about preventing heart disease and how to tell if you may be in danger.

Check out A Matter of Life and Death on ABC February 4 to learn more about heart disease.

In her new ABC special, A Matter of Life and Death, Barbara Walters goes inside the hearts of celebrities who know all too well how serious heart disease really is, including President Bill Clinton.

When Barbara Walters asks for help generally it's given. In a new ABC special airing February 4, A Matter of Life and Death, Walters called on a few famous friends including former President Bill Clinton, David Letterman, Robin Williams and Regis Philbin to discuss the importance of heart surgery.

Walters, who speaks of her own journey to repair a faulty heart valve in May of 2010, is using the celebrity voice to bring attention to heart disease.

"I didn't want people to feel that this was going to be an hour lecture," Walters explained. "To have these very famous, and in some cases very funny, people, meant that they would watch."

The famous names will lend their own experience from diagnosis to recovery. For example, former President Bill Clinton is a practicing vegan and David Letterman reveals his battle with depression and his current state of appreciation for life. Letterman's own father died of a heart attack at the age of 57. Some of these stories are truly remarkable to hear first-hand. Robin Williams reportedly even shows his battle scar from his own surgery.

A Matter of Life and Death isn't just about celebrities. Barbara Walters will be shown talking to doctors about preventing heart disease and how to tell if you may be in danger.

Check out A Matter of Life and Death on ABC February 4 to learn more about heart disease.

US TV legend Barbara Walters has included Kate Middleton as number three in her top ten most fascinating people of 2010.
The full list is: number one, commander of US forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus; number two, Sarah Palin; number three, Kate Middleton; number four, basketball star LeBron James; number five, Jennifer Lopez; number six, Sandra Bullock; number seven, the cast of Jersey Shore; number eight, Justin Bieber; number nine, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and ten, octogenarian actress Betty White.
Barbara said Kate was included in the list because the world had become 'fascinated by her' since her marriage to Prince William was announced.
She said General Petraeus deserved to be at number one for his 'committed' effort to bring stability and peace to Afghanistan.
Interviewed for her hour-long special, Justin Bieber also said he was going to get his famous haircut 'probably soon'.
He insisted he didn't have a girlfriend and said he wanted to be a pop start 'like Prince and Michael Jackson'.
He said if he had to write a song about his life right now, it would be called 'This Crazy Life'.
Sarah Palin told Barbara she would run for President 'if I believe I have the best chance of winning'.

US TV legend Barbara Walters has included Kate Middleton as number three in her top ten most fascinating people of 2010.
The full list is: number one, commander of US forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus; number two, Sarah Palin; number three, Kate Middleton; number four, basketball star LeBron James; number five, Jennifer Lopez; number six, Sandra Bullock; number seven, the cast of Jersey Shore; number eight, Justin Bieber; number nine, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and ten, octogenarian actress Betty White.
Barbara said Kate was included in the list because the world had become 'fascinated by her' since her marriage to Prince William was announced.
She said General Petraeus deserved to be at number one for his 'committed' effort to bring stability and peace to Afghanistan.
Interviewed for her hour-long special, Justin Bieber also said he was going to get his famous haircut 'probably soon'.
He insisted he didn't have a girlfriend and said he wanted to be a pop start 'like Prince and Michael Jackson'.
He said if he had to write a song about his life right now, it would be called 'This Crazy Life'.
Sarah Palin told Barbara she would run for President 'if I believe I have the best chance of winning'.

The wife of former president George HW Bush (1989-1993), suggested in an interview with US broadcaster CNN on Monday that she would rather see Palin, a former Alaska governor, stay out of national politics.

"I sat next to (Palin) once, thought she was beautiful, and I think shes very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there," quipped Barbara Bush, according to excerpts of an interview with CNN's Larry King that will run Monday night.

Palin's thoughts of challenging President Barack Obama in the 2012 election have grown ever more serious in recent months. Asked by broadcaster ABC recently if she could beat Obama in 2012, she responded: "I believe so."

Palin on Tuesday will begin another tour of the country to drum up support for her second book, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag."

She is also currently starring in her own television reality show, "Palin's Alaska," which depicts her everyday family life in the northern-most US state.Author: Frank Brandmaier, Chris Cermak

The wife of former president George HW Bush (1989-1993), suggested in an interview with US broadcaster CNN on Monday that she would rather see Palin, a former Alaska governor, stay out of national politics.

"I sat next to (Palin) once, thought she was beautiful, and I think shes very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there," quipped Barbara Bush, according to excerpts of an interview with CNN's Larry King that will run Monday night.

Palin's thoughts of challenging President Barack Obama in the 2012 election have grown ever more serious in recent months. Asked by broadcaster ABC recently if she could beat Obama in 2012, she responded: "I believe so."

Palin on Tuesday will begin another tour of the country to drum up support for her second book, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag."

She is also currently starring in her own television reality show, "Palin's Alaska," which depicts her everyday family life in the northern-most US state.Author: Frank Brandmaier, Chris Cermak

Barbara Billingsley, the actress embedded in the American consciousness as mom June Cleaver from the classic sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died at her home in Santa Monica on Saturday. She was 94.
Billingsley's portrayal of the quintessential stay-at-home mom in the series that ran from 1957 to 1963 -- and seemingly in perpetuity in reruns -- "set a good example for what a wife could be," the actress told TV Guide in 1997.

Her TV sons Wally and the Beaver, played by Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers, expressed their condolences Saturday. "We were wonderful friends," Dow said in a statement, in which he also wished the best to her sons and the rest of her family. Billingsley "helped me along this challenging journey through life by showing me the importance of manners, and respect for others," Mathers told TMZ.

She leveraged her perfect 1950s mom stereotype to great comedic effect in the 1980 movie "Airplane!" We've embedded video below of one of her most memorable scenes: In addition to keeping house in pearls and heels, Barbara Billingsley -- well, her character -- spoke jive.

Read The Times' full obituary here. Click the picture of three of the four Cleavers, above right, to launch a photo gallery of Barbara Billingsley through her life.

Barbara Billingsley, the actress embedded in the American consciousness as mom June Cleaver from the classic sitcom "Leave It to Beaver," died at her home in Santa Monica on Saturday. She was 94.
Billingsley's portrayal of the quintessential stay-at-home mom in the series that ran from 1957 to 1963 -- and seemingly in perpetuity in reruns -- "set a good example for what a wife could be," the actress told TV Guide in 1997.

Her TV sons Wally and the Beaver, played by Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers, expressed their condolences Saturday. "We were wonderful friends," Dow said in a statement, in which he also wished the best to her sons and the rest of her family. Billingsley "helped me along this challenging journey through life by showing me the importance of manners, and respect for others," Mathers told TMZ.

She leveraged her perfect 1950s mom stereotype to great comedic effect in the 1980 movie "Airplane!" We've embedded video below of one of her most memorable scenes: In addition to keeping house in pearls and heels, Barbara Billingsley -- well, her character -- spoke jive.

Read The Times' full obituary here. Click the picture of three of the four Cleavers, above right, to launch a photo gallery of Barbara Billingsley through her life.

Barbara Bush is one of the daughters of George W. Bush.Barbara Bush said that she likes the new president Barack Obama.Busharbara Bush, one of the two daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush said she was “happy” that the country’s current president, Barack Obama, managed to take forward health care reform despite the rejection of the Republican Party that owns his own father.

“Why do people with money have good medical care and why people living on low wages do not have good medical care?” Asked the 28-year old in an interview Sunday on Fox News. Barbara Bush is happy with the current actions of U.S president.

According to Barbara Bush, “health should be a right for everyone.” Thus, when asked what he thought the reforms introduced by Obama for more Americans to have access to free health care, said: “Obviously health care reform was a hotly debated topic for many people and I think I’m happy that the law was approved. ” Barbara Bush is a happy woman.

With his remarks, Barbara Bush distances himself from the position of his father, openly opposed to reform. She is one of the cofounders of the Global Health Corps, a nonprofit organization that works to relate to “youth leaders with organizations working on the frontline for prom global health equity” and that cooperates with the organization of former Democratic President Bill Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Barbara Bush is one of the daughters of George W. Bush.Barbara Bush said that she likes the new president Barack Obama.Busharbara Bush, one of the two daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush said she was “happy” that the country’s current president, Barack Obama, managed to take forward health care reform despite the rejection of the Republican Party that owns his own father.

“Why do people with money have good medical care and why people living on low wages do not have good medical care?” Asked the 28-year old in an interview Sunday on Fox News. Barbara Bush is happy with the current actions of U.S president.

According to Barbara Bush, “health should be a right for everyone.” Thus, when asked what he thought the reforms introduced by Obama for more Americans to have access to free health care, said: “Obviously health care reform was a hotly debated topic for many people and I think I’m happy that the law was approved. ” Barbara Bush is a happy woman.

With his remarks, Barbara Bush distances himself from the position of his father, openly opposed to reform. She is one of the cofounders of the Global Health Corps, a nonprofit organization that works to relate to “youth leaders with organizations working on the frontline for prom global health equity” and that cooperates with the organization of former Democratic President Bill Clinton Health Access Initiative.