The John W. Carson Foundation
Carson decided to start the John W. Carson Foundation in 1981. The foundation’s aim is to help support education, children, and health services. After he passed away in 2005, he left the foundation $156 million, which comes out to over $200 million in 2019 terms.
The John W. Carson Foundation
Letterman’s Tribute
David Letterman decided to pay tribute to Johnny Carson on The Late Show With David Letterman by giving a monologue that was comprised entirely of jokes that Carson had sent him in the last few months of his life.
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Letterman’s Tribute
