By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pioneering U.S. journalist Barbara Walters, who paved the way for women in television news and was the first female to co-anchor a network evening news program, retired on Friday after an illustrious 53-year career. The 84-year-old TV newswoman bid farewell on "The View," the morning talk show she created in 1997 during a career that spanned events ranging from President Richard Nixon's historic journey to China in 1972 to interviews with several generations of celebrities and world leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also appeared, as did actor Michael Douglas and TV host and media company owner Oprah Winfrey. "It means being the first ... to knock down the door, to break down the barrier, to pave the road that we all walk on." The show culminated a week of events including a get-together in New York that included former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, director Woody Allen and Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
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