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PUBLISHED: January 13, 2010 at 1:00 AM CST | UPDATED: August 23, 2021 at 12:59 AM CDT

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“The rise of Nixon and his sort of drive to power is weirdly parallel with Jay’s.”

— Comedian Patton Oswalt, comparing Jay Leno to Richard Nixon

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