and that stays with us, especially when it comes from someone you have been with in those quiet hours when the phone doesn't ring, when the kids are in bed, when you're less likely to be fiddling with the remote control. >> when bobby kennedy was assassinated, it was really hard for johnny. he was friends with kennedy. >> johnny carson did something that he had never done before. and i don't know that he ever did again. >> good evening and thank you for joining us tonight. as i think no explanation is necessary, we don't plan to do the usual "tonight show" format this evening. >> you finally got a glimpse of who johnny carson actually was behind the sort of show business veneer. >> the people who have been assassinated like the kennedys and martin luther king express definite opinions of change and they touch people emotionally much more than -- >> i think carson's greatest gift was the ability to talk to a wide range of people and get