David Letterman during an interview on the Late Show in New York City.

Comedian, author, actor and former late night television host David Letterman gives remarks during a USO celebration of its 75th birthday, Military Appreciation Month and the 5th Anniversary of Joining Forces in a hangar on Joint Base Andrews May 5. The special event, called a “Celebration of Service,” featured special guest speakers President and First Lady Obama, Vice President and Second Lady Biden and comedic performances by Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Judd Apatow, Mike Birbiglia, Kristen Schaal, Hasan Minhaj, John Mulaney and Jeff Ross. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kat Justen)

Title: David Letterman [CBS talkshow host, New York] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1982. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02265 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 2265 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek; NW/FILE. Date on slide mount: 6/82. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Television hosts Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020731806/

Title: David Letterman [CBS talkshow host, New York] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1982. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02267 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 2267 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek; NW/FILE. Date on slide mount: 10/82. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Television hosts Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020731808/

Title: David Letterman [CBS talkshow host, New York] Creator(s): Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer Date Created/Published: 1982. Medium: 1 photograph : color transparency ; 35mm (slide format) Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-gtfy-02266 (digital file from original) Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication. For information see "Bernard Gotfryd," (https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/res.592.gotf) Access Advisory: Please use digital image: original slide is kept in cold storage for preservation. Call Number: LC-GB05- 2266 [P&P] Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Notes: Title based on information from slide mount or other caption information provided by the photographer. Photo agency: Newsweek; NW/FILE. Date on slide mount: 10/82. Gift; Bernard Gotfryd; 2004; (DLC/PP-2004:032). Subjects: United States--New York (State)--New York. Television hosts Format: Slides--Color--1980-1990. Part of: Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library of Congress) Bookmark This Record: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2020731807/

This is an alternately cropped version of File:David Letterman 2.jpg. This version has been edited to provide appropriate visual context to make this picture of Dave both nicer to look at, and more historically important. (The following is the original image's description as of the time of this writing: David Letterman during an interview on the Late Show in New York City.

First Lady Michelle Obama surprises David Letterman with a performance by the United States Marine Band for “The Late Show with David Letterman” in New York, N.Y., April 30, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

David Letterman accepting his Individual Peabody Award. (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016)

David Letterman on The Blocks Podcast with Neal Brennan

David Letterman accepting his Individual Peabody Award. (Photo/Sarah E. Freeman/Grady College, freemans@uga.edu in New York City, Georgia, on Saturday, May 21, 2016)