June 2, 1981 –
Barbara Walters famously asks Katharine Hepburn “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?”, on this date.
After the interview, Walters’ “tree” question was remembered, but the context in which it was asked was not. The so-called “If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” question quickly became the equivalent of a television urban legend, often spoofed or (wrongly) cited as one of Walters’ most outlandish interview questions. Over the years, even interview subjects ranging from Johnny Carson and Glenn Beck to Sandra Bullock brought up the infamous “tree” question during sit-downs with Walters.
The Haus of Dcaligari 