President Obama on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

President Obama makes his first visit to California since he was elected.

The President is in town for a series of town hall meetings aimed at gaining support for his trillion dollar budget.

Obama is capping off his visit with an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. 

Obama supporters camped out overnight outside the NBC Studios in Burbank hoping to score the hottest ticket in town.
The president is capping off his first presidential visit to the golden state with a stop on late night TV.

While he’s been on the tonight show as a candidate, this will be the first time a sitting president has ever appeared on the show.

“It’s almost like barack obama is using late night to give us all a little hug before we go to sleep at night,“ said Robert Thompson, Professor of TV and pop culture at Syracuse University.
President Obama began his 2-day visit to southern California in republican territory in Orange County.

More than a thousand people turned out to hear him speak at a town hall meeting.
The trip is part of a continuing campaign style approach by the president to take his message and agenda to the public.

He has also been reaching out to the online community with a Saturday web address.

Wednesday’s town hall session focused on concerns about the economy.

The president also addressed the publics outrage over aig executive bonuses.

“I’ll take responsibilty, i’m president. We didn’t draft these contracts, we gotta lot on our plate but it’s appropriate when in charge to fix it,” said the President.
After his appearance on Jay Leno, President Obama will travel to Long Beach Airport where he will depart for Washington on Air Force One around 6 o’clock pacific time.