Transcript - Interview: Jay Leno Interviews Joe Biden on Jay Leno's Garage From Beltsville - October 26, 2022 | Factba.se

Jay Leno

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This is the only time you get to drive is when you're with me.

Joe Biden

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Yeah, it is. It's a God's truth.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Every once in a while, I take the Corvette out of the garage and just run up and down the driveway.

Jay Leno

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Yeah. That's why I never would have run for president. I just -- you can't drive.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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President Joe Biden. The nice thing about this is you can outrun the Secret Service. We'll explore our classic cars and meeting up with cutting-edge technology.

Joe Biden

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Forty percent of all the CO2 going up is from the tailpipe. Imagine if we just changed that.

Jay Leno

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And can hot rodding go green? Let's find out.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Oh, yeah, yeah.

Joe Biden

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We just laid rubber.

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Jay Leno

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Today, we're in the Secret Service training facility in Laurel, Maryland because, well, my first guest tonight, well, he's kind of a big deal. Of course, I'm talking about the main man himself, the head honcho, the president of the United States. And he's a man on a serious mission to make electric vehicles America's future.

Jay Leno

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Like it or not, it's safe to say we're in the midst of an electric car revolution. The US has recently set a goal for 50 percent of all new vehicle sales to be electric by the year 2030. But what happens to all of our beloved combustion engine cars? They still got plenty of life in them. But the new cutting-edge technology and the forward-thinking is turning a lot of old vehicles green by making them electric.

Jay Leno

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And I've got an excellent example of this right here. This vehicle is a 1978 Ford F-100 pickup truck, a vehicle many people consider to be a classic. Now, I'm here today to show it to the president of the United States because I think this vehicle represents the future of hot rodding. I'll show him what I'm talking about.

Jay Leno

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Here comes the president now. She looks great. Well, you don't get to do this very often.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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And it's not very often the sitting president of the United States finds time in their extremely busy schedule to talk a little shop. But this president isn't just a public servant, he's also a huge car guy. Now, a few years back, when he was still vice president, we cruised around together in his pristine '67 Corvette, a fully restored hot rod with a very special pedigree.

Joe Biden

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I was getting married in August of '67. My dad didn't have a lot of money, but he ran the largest Chevrolet dealership in the state for years. So, there's 75 people outside the dealership. We pull up a spread. My dad says, "This is my wedding gift."

Jay Leno

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It's an honor and a privilege to have him and his amazing car back on the program. Good to you see, Mr. President.

Joe Biden

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Good to see you, man.

Jay Leno

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I got something for you. You are not going to get this anywhere. This is almost impossible to find. But I thought it'd be perfect for your car.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Remember those?

Joe Biden

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I do. How the hell did you get that?

Jay Leno

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Well, this is the dealership you worked at and your dad worked at.

Joe Biden

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Oh, my dad was the general manager.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Well, I'll be damned.

Jay Leno

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Well, this is an original.

Joe Biden

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You're kidding me.

Jay Leno

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No. It's really hard to track down, so --

Joe Biden

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It sure hell is.

Jay Leno

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So, I thought you'd get a kick out of that.

Joe Biden

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Well, I'll be darned.

Jay Leno

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Go put this on your car a little later. I want to show you the latest thing. Now, what does this look like to you?

Joe Biden

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It looks like about a '78 Ford.

Jay Leno

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Very good. It's a '78.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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But this is totally electric. It's been converted. All those kids who grow up an internal combustion engine, we like the hot rod. But you have a new generation of kids, grew up with computers and iPhones, and their hot rodding electrics. Ford makes what they call a crate motor. It's about $4,500. You drop it in.

Jay Leno

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Obviously, you make allowances for your batteries and whatnot. It's got all-wheel drive, and it's quite powerful. And that's because hiding under the hood of this classic F-100 pickup is not just one but two of Ford's brand-new Eluminator Mach E electric motors. And the best part? These are crate motors, and they're available to anyone who wants to swap their beloved vintage combustion engine, preserving it for later, of course, with a zero-emission motor so the future of driveway wrenching can [Inaudible] But it looks good, doesn't it?

Joe Biden

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Sure does, man.

Jay Leno

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Feel like going for a ride?

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Why don't you drive? Hop in.

Joe Biden

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All right. Thank you, pal.

Jay Leno

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The nice thing about this is you can outrun the Secret Service. And thanks to the Eluminator's 480 horsepower and 634 pound-feet of torque, the Secret Service will most likely be eating our dust. Factoring this thing's amazing interior and all the digital display with a zero-carbon emissions, you have yourself one ultra-modern classic hot rod.

Jay Leno

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What do you think of this idea?

Joe Biden

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I think this is incredible.

Jay Leno

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Taking old cars and retrofitting.

Joe Biden

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I -- I really do. It's the new hot rod.

Jay Leno

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If you just got in this and drove and didn't know it was an electric, would you know right away? Does it feel different to you?

Joe Biden

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Feels different in three ways. One, it's quiet.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Quiet as hell. Number two, if I accidentally hit it quicker, look at that.

Jay Leno

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Oh, yeah. It goes good.

Joe Biden

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You know what I mean? It goes good. We just laid rubber.

Jay Leno

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Let me know when you're doing that sort of bang my head again.

Joe Biden

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OK. You know, 25 miles an hour, and it's like, holy God, where did that come from?

Jay Leno

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But you have that instant torque. Amazing.

Joe Biden

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Instant. Instant. And -- and the third thing is everything seems to me to be a quicker response.

Jay Leno

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Right. This is the only time you get to drive is when you're with me.

Joe Biden

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Yeah, it is. It's a God's truth.

Jay Leno

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I know. It's funny.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Every once in a while, I take the Corvette out of the garage and just run up and down the driveway.

Jay Leno

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Yeah, that's why I never would have run for president. I just -- you can't drive.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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OK. So, maybe he can't drive anymore, but from the looks of things, he's been staying pretty busy as president, trying to push his Build Back Better agenda. And Congress has helped him along by churning out bills aimed at helping rejuvenate the economy while also addressing critical climate change and other important infrastructure issues.

Jay Leno

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But electric vehicles definitely remain at the forefront. Of course, electric cars are a big part of your climate bill, aren't they?

Joe Biden

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A gigantic part.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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And it's also part of the -- what people don't realize it, it's part of the infrastructure bill, you know, building highways and the like. We were to put in 500,000 charging stations, and the money for those charging stations are in that bill, in addition to the charging stations individual companies are putting in.

Joe Biden

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So, it's a game changer. You got 40 percent of all the pollution, all the CO2 going up is from the tailpipe.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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And imagine if we just change that.

Jay Leno

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And I really think it will be the savior of the gasoline car.

Joe Biden

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I do, too, because they're going to still be around. But the percentage of them in the way in which they're around is going to be very different.

Jay Leno

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The idea of sitting on a freeway bumper-to-bumper in a gas-guzzling car seems crazy. So, use your electric car to go to work commute. And then if you're an enthusiast like me, you have your sports car or your hot rod Ford or whatever it is on weekends. And plus it's the future, you know. My favorite quote of Mark Twain is "I like progress.

Jay Leno

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It's change I don't like." And that's the way, you know, that -- that's the way most people think.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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I'm all for that. But I don't want anything to change.

Joe Biden

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That's a good point. But you know what's happened, Jay? I think this last 15 months, I've gone to more devastating weather-induced crises --

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Than ever. We're talking about millions of acres being burned to the ground. We're talking about the Colorado River --

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Drying out. We're talking about things that, in fact, people all of a sudden now realize [Inaudible] You don't hear many people saying we don't have a climate crisis.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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I would argue the speed of that change was exponential in the last 18 months.

Jay Leno

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No, we've got billions, literally billions of automobiles running every day. And if you can convert 75 percent of them to electricity, you're going to have a big saving. I think the electric car, at least for now, is -- is pretty much the answer.

Joe Biden

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One of the things I did was I'm a labor guy, and I think organized labor has gotten screwed. I got Lonnie Stephenson, the head of the IBEW, just sit with me for a long time and said, look, you guys are going to be so much better off. We're going to put in 500,000 electric charging stations all across America so you can drive across America.

Joe Biden

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And so, now, they're all enthused. They're 100 percent behind it. And labor across the board is realizing this is the answer to their financial security and they're doing something good.

Jay Leno

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Yeah. No, I think that's great. Now, what other electric vehicles have you driven?

Joe Biden

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I've driven a Hummer.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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The -- the Ford Lightning.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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By the way, that sucker is like -- I think it was like four-point-some seconds --

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Zero to six in that sucker driving it.

Jay Leno

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Well, you know, the Hummer is a class example. Like, to me --

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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In that American way, we just modify things to suit our needs. It's still almost as big, but now it's efficient. It doesn't pollute. It's quiet. So, all the reason you have for hating a Hummer --

Joe Biden

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That's right [Inaudible]

Jay Leno

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And just [Inaudible]

Joe Biden

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It shocked me when I got into it. I said, "OK. Hit the launch button." And whoa.

Jay Leno

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Isn't -- isn't it quick, quick. Yeah.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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It's crazy fast. Coming up. Go. President Biden battles once again to retain his Corvette racing crown. And later --

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Jay Leno

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Now, before the break, I gave President Biden the chance to put the pedal to the metal in an all-electric Ford F-100 at the high-security Secret Service training facility located in Laurel, Maryland. We also discussed his plans to make cross-country travel with electric cars much more practical.

Joe Biden

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The infrastructure bill, you know, building highways and the like. We're talking about putting 500,000 charging stations. And the money for those charging stations are in that bill.

Jay Leno

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But a big concern for many consumers besides overall cost remains battery efficiency.

Joe Biden

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By the way, to get more efficient, the research that's going in is incredibly sophisticated.

Jay Leno

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Yeah. We're talking about it.

Joe Biden

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And the other thing is we're making such a significant investment in battery technology.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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We're not going to let China own the market.

Jay Leno

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President Biden isn't just excited about energy-efficient vehicles. He's got an awful lot to say about many other forms of clean and green renewable energy also.

Joe Biden

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We're going to be in a position where we're moving toward wind power in this country in a gigantic way. What's happening is there now have battery capacity that you can have in your basement so when the wind stop blowing and the sun stops shining, it keeps you going for two days.

Jay Leno

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Right. Right. I mean, you know, when I -- I hear critics, they always act as if solar power is going to be the only one. No, it's not. These are just auxiliary. If you have a backup to something, why would you not want to have that?

Joe Biden

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One of the things nobody wants is transmission lines --

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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Somewhere near them. So, now, we're building solar facilities in the ocean off the shore using those same facilities. And you're not going in to build new --

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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High-tension wires in your neighborhood.

Jay Leno

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Well, I like the fact that we're thinking to the future, not just now.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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You know, paper is talking. Now, let's just drill more, drill more. Well, eventually, you're going to -- that's not going to work.

Joe Biden

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I'll tell you where it's going to call it worse, it's causing trouble. All of Europe is totally dependent on Russia.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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For gas, particularly, and oil. And so, in order to keep Russia from being able to strangle the European's economy in the next two years, we've got to be in a position to provide them enough energy to continue to have their existing systems work. And by the way, we've got some significant new research and potential development on small nuclear power plants.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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That are much, much safer.

Jay Leno

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Yeah. Remember the last time, God, it must be five, six years ago now.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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And Colin Powell came by with his Corvette.

Joe Biden

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Colin Powell

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It's a present from the kids. I have a lot of fun with it.

Joe Biden

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I like to get that '06.

Jay Leno

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The '06. Yeah. Yeah.

Colin Powell

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You don't -- it's too much power.

Jay Leno

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He's vice president. There's no such thing as too much power.

Joe Biden

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Yeah. Well, believe me.

Colin Powell

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There is too much power.

Joe Biden

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Four-star general.

Colin Powell

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You're kidding me?

Jay Leno

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Yeah. Boy, he was just such a wonderful man.

Joe Biden

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A really decent, honorable man.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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And by the way, he became a quiet adviser of mine after I won. I go to him regular basis. The other thing was, I remember his Corvette is about double the horsepower of mine.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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OK? So, we were racing, remember? Well, I jumped -- I tacked out about six grand, jumped on it, laid rubber, and as soon as his fishtail was going down. And remember what he did? He pulled off way off to the right. Oh, God. What was going to happen? He wasn't sure I could keep it straight.

Jay Leno

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I think we started something. And when you took off, the Secret Service look at me like you're done, that's it. You will never get near the president again. I go, no wait, pause right now. It wasn't me. It was him. I didn't do it. I didn't do what you think.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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I didn't tell him to jump on it. We never really said who won the race.

Joe Biden

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Yeah. No, I know.

Jay Leno

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He felt that he got a raw deal. He just complained about it all the time. He goes, you know, Biden jumped. You know, Biden, he didn't -- he just jump again.

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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So, we've asked his son, Michael, to come today with the Corvette and maybe do a rematch. See what happens. You want to -- you want to give it a shot?

Joe Biden

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Jay Leno

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Come on. All right. Well, let's go over. He should be getting in about now.

Joe Biden

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All right. Hey, that looks like General Powell's Corvette right there.

Jay Leno

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There you go. Michael.

Michael Powell

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Jay, how are you?

Jay Leno

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Michael Powell

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I couldn't be better. Thank you. How are you?

Joe Biden

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Hey, Michael. How are you?

Michael Powell

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Mr. President, how are you, sir?

Joe Biden

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Good to see you, man.

Michael Powell

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It's great to see you. How have you been?

Joe Biden

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I've been well. We miss your dad, but I've been well.

Michael Powell

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We miss him very deeply.

Jay Leno

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We lost one great pal, but we have another one. Tell him.

Joe Biden

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You got a grandchild?

Michael Powell

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My son just had a -- I got a little grandson.

Joe Biden

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Michael Powell

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First grandson for me.

Joe Biden

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Michael Powell

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They found out that they were pregnant soon after my dad died. So, there's a kind of circle-of-life quality that's really beautiful.

Joe Biden

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Michael Powell

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Yeah. Yeah. The Powell line continues.

Joe Biden

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Well, I tell you what, there's nothing like it.

Jay Leno

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How about the Powell racing legacy?

Colin Powell

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Were you really trying to keep up with me? You can't --

Joe Biden

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I can keep up with you, man.

Colin Powell

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Joe Biden

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I've flat shift this sucker in second gear.

Colin Powell

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I don't even need second gear. Automatic will beat you to death.

Jay Leno

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Now, the last time your dad felt he got, perhaps, cheated a little bit.

Michael Powell

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Yeah, I'm frankly here to kind of settle the score. You know, for years, he was very, very bitter. He said that he had won that race clearly, but somehow that got lost in editing. And, you know, he said, if I ever had the chance, I had to make that right. So --

Jay Leno

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It's like one of those Westerns where the son comes back to avenge.

Joe Biden

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I -- I got it. I got it.

Michael Powell

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Very Shakespearean.

Joe Biden

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By the way, now, how many horsepower is this, 10,000 or something?

Michael Powell

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Let's put it this way, enough.

Jay Leno

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Well, why don't we see how they actually stack up? The president certainly has his work cut out for him. His '67 Vet is nearly 50 years older. And while it's 350 horsepower V8 is still a beast, General Powell's 455 horsepower engine has a bit of an edge. As far as value goes, there's no contest. The Biden mobile Stingray is valued at around 150,000. But some say it's priceless, just like Joe.

Joe Biden

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Well, you know, I guess it gets down to the driving skills.

Jay Leno

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Michael Powell

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Yeah, I guess it does.

Jay Leno

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You guys want to do this?

Michael Powell

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Joe Biden

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Come on. Let's do it.

Michael Powell

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All right, Mr. President.

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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We're going straight ahead, right? Straight ahead [Inaudible]

Jay Leno

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Joe Biden

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The cameraman left of you, guy in the right.

Jay Leno

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I'll do what we need to do to keep everybody out. So, gentlemen, get in your cars. Secret Service, please look the other way. Pay no attention to the two men in the Corvettes. Old men warming up their vehicles. Both men determined. Gentlemen, are you ready to go?

Joe Biden

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Michael Powell

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Jay Leno

00:16:12 - 00:16:15 ()

May the best Corvette win. On your mark, get set, go.

Unidentified

00:16:15 - 00:16:18 ()

Let's get this down, over.

Jay Leno

00:16:18 - 00:16:31 ()

I am in so much trouble. Uh-oh, here comes the Secret Service. Coming up. Go. President Biden will get one more shot to push the all-electric F-100 Eluminator to its limit.

Michael Powell

00:16:31 - 00:16:33 ()

Just don't kill the high-paid star.

Jay Leno

00:16:33 - 00:16:34 ()

Note

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Jay Leno

00:16:34 - 00:16:48 ()

And later, President Biden will see for himself just how fast the all-electric Ford F-100 really is. Well, the hell, done, you crazy kids. What are you doing out there?

Note

00:16:48 - 00:16:48 ()

Jay Leno

00:16:48 - 00:16:57 ()

Now, as you'll recall, the POTUS isn't allowed to drive anymore on public roads. This is the only time you get to drive with, when you're with me.

Joe Biden

00:16:57 - 00:16:59 ()

Yeah, it is. It's a God's truth.

Jay Leno

00:16:59 - 00:17:00 ()

Joe Biden

00:17:00 - 00:17:00 ()

Jay Leno

00:17:00 - 00:17:01 ()

Joe Biden

00:17:01 - 00:17:05 ()

Every once in a while, I'd take the Corvette out of the garage and just run up and down the driveway.

Jay Leno

00:17:05 - 00:17:09 ()

Yeah. That's why I never would have run for president. I just -- you can't drive.

Joe Biden

00:17:09 - 00:17:10 ()

Jay Leno

00:17:10 - 00:17:15 ()

So, behind the scenes, he just couldn't wait to drive that amazing all-electric F-100 one more time.

Joe Biden

00:17:15 - 00:17:15 ()

Jay Leno

00:17:15 - 00:17:16 ()

Joe Biden

00:17:16 - 00:17:17 ()

Jay Leno

00:17:17 - 00:17:22 ()

On your mark, get set, go. Wow.

Michael Powell

00:17:22 - 00:17:27 ()

Just don't kill the high-paid star.

Jay Leno

00:17:27 - 00:17:34 ()

Slow the hell down, you crazy kids. What are you doing out there with your crazy electric cars?

Joe Biden

00:17:34 - 00:17:35 ()

I tell you what, man.

Jay Leno

00:17:35 - 00:17:36 ()

Is this thing move?

Michael Powell

00:17:36 - 00:17:37 ()

This is fantastic.

Joe Biden

00:17:37 - 00:17:38 ()

Jay Leno

00:17:38 - 00:17:44 ()

But to be totally honest, the best part about being on set has to be capturing candid moments like this one.

Joe Biden

00:17:44 - 00:18:00 ()

And the thing about your father, which to me is the greatest compliment I can give a man or woman, he was absolutely, totally a man of his word. Whatever he said he believed, and whatever he said he'd do, he did.

Michael Powell

00:18:00 - 00:18:01 ()

Joe Biden

00:18:01 - 00:18:09 ()

I'm thoroughly, completely honored and proud of your father's friendship and his support. I mean, you can imagine.

Michael Powell

00:18:09 - 00:18:23 ()

People come up to me and say, "Oh, your father meant this to me." They said, "I just want you to know, he was that way all the time." He was as good a father as he was a public servant.