This is an interview by Mike Wallace on July 7th 1957 which is interesting. You can see the signs of the times when Mike Wallace smokes Phillip Morris cigarettes on TV which was a common thing to do then. Steve Allen actually I believe began the original Tonight Show
Here is the full list of Tonight show full time hosts:
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Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC
since 1954. The show has been hosted by six comedians: Steve Allen
(1954–1957), Jack Paar (1957–1962), Johnny Carson (1962–1992), Jay Leno
(1992–2009 and 2010–2014), Conan O'Brien (2009–2010), and Jimmy Fallon (2014–present).
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Here is the URL for this black and white video interview of STeve Allen in 1957 by Mike Wallace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnZZ4aeVxwM
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