In 1967, Tonight Show host, Johnny Carson, said it was “ludicrous” for laws to declare premarital sex wrong. Though it was still a time when he couldn’t say that on air, he shared his opinions on the ...

Nebraska Gov. Norbert Tiemann, left, and Johnny Carson on Feb. 15, 1967, on "The Tonight Show." During his appearance, Tiemann proclaimed April Fools' Day as Johnny Carson Day in Nebraska. In February ...

In 1967, Carson consented to an interview with Haley for Playboy magazine. At that time, it was “by far the most candid” he’d given, and Haley asked Carson directly what he thought of reports from ...

One of the most unusual images of Johnny Carson appeared on the cover of the May 19, 1967 issue of TIME. Carson had just received a million-dollar contract to continue The Tonight Show on NBC, and ...

$20 million gift will establish Johnny Carson media arts program at UNL 1971 PHOTO: Here’s Johnny! Late-night television icon Johnny Carson, a 1949 Husker graduate, poses with Nebraska cheerleaders in ...