WATCH: 7 takeaways from Obama's interview with Jay Leno

The president talks about Edward Snowden, NSA surveillance, Vladimir Putin, and his bromance with John McCain

Obama and Jay Leno
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It's becoming something of a tradition that presidents and presidential candidates go on late-night TV in election years to reach voters who don't obsessively watch cable news or read Politico. But on Tuesday night — a year after his final political campaign — President Obama made his sixth appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.