Obama on Leno: President Gives Jay a Matchbox Car as a Going Away Present (VIDEO)

Aug 07, 2013 09:51 AM EDT | Matt Mercuro

President Barack Obama appeared on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" for the sixth time on Aug. 6, and didn't come empty handed.

Leno is set to be replaced by fellow late night talk show host Jimmy Fallon in early 2014, so Obama decided to bring a little going away present.

"There's one piece that's missing," Obama said, after unveiling a Matchbox-size replica of the presidential limousine, which came with flying flags above the headlights, as he autographed the car.

Leno, who owns perhaps the largest car collection in Hollywood, seemed amused by Obama's gift.

 "I assume the real car will be in my garage after," Leno jokingly said to Obama, which got a big laugh from the crowd and the President.

Obama didn't just come to give Leno the gift however, as the two also discussed al Qaeda threats and the government spying on U.S. citizens.

 "Terrorists depend on the idea that we're going to be terrorized," Obama said to Leno during the interview. "We're going to live our lives."

Obama also addressed concerns about an NSA information collection program that reportedly stores phone records in an attempt to prevent terrorists.

The President said that there are those who are skeptical of the program, but said some government surveillance is "critical" to keep our country safe.

"We don't have a domestic spying program," Obama said to Leno. "What we do have are some mechanisms that can track a phone number or an email address that is connected to a terrorist attack," he said. "That information is useful."

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