Director's Alert: President Obama to Appear on Leno Thursday

The Director's Cut has learned that President Obama will make a guest appearance this Thursday on NBC's Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

WASHINGTON -- The White House says President Barack Obama will appear this week on Jay Leno's talk show, perhaps adding a lighter touch to his bid to resuscitate the moribund economy.

Obama will visit "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" during his trip to Los Angeles on Thursday. NBC will tape the program and air it that night, after the president has returned to Washington.

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