1996, to do my first appearance as a political pundit from los angeles, which you now know was actually burbank. i ve also had more than my share of meetings with nbc entertainment executives in the building adjacent to this where i unsuccessfully pitched them new ideas for tv series. the nbc burbank campus and this building in particular hold many fond memories for those of us who have been lucky enough to work here and this building has been the source of some of our most wonderful collective memories in this country. thanks for the memory sunburns at shore and nights at singapore you might have had a headache so thank you so much
after 59 years of glory, after a 59-year parade of giants in this building, it falls to me to turn off the lights. i know i am unworthy of having the last word from beautiful downtown burbank. for that, on this historic night, we turn to the king of stage 1. i bid you a very heartfelt good night. [cheers and applause ] [ applause ]
live from the nbc studios in burbank, california, the tonight show with jay leno. bob hope, dean martin, johnny and jay were just the tip of the iceberg of the stars who worked here. a group that includes just everyone from jack benney, jimmy durante to elvis presley who taped his comeback special right here. it became a mandatory ritual for almost every presidential candidate to pass through this building to do a turn on the tonight show on the way to the white house or on the way to what would be political retirement. this building is also nbc news west coast home. reporting tonight from los angeles.
lawyer. that s what christie called himself today in a town hall meeting in new jersey when he was discussing the long-term budget prospects for the state of new jersey. entertainment and also a very important part of nbc news historically. we re going to have a fond farewell to what johnny used to call beautiful downtown burbank, next.
off the lights. i know i am unworthy of having the last word from beautiful downtown burbank. for that, on this historic night, we turn to the king of stage 1. i bid you a very heartfelt good night. [cheers and applause ] [ applause ]