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Obama to be on Colbert Report_ by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Dec 5, 2014 3:20 PM UTC by [Alex Rogers](https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Dec 5, 2014 3:20 PM UTC Stephen Colbert will go to Washington to interview President Barack Obama for one of his last episodes. _The Colbert Report_ special episode,“Stephen Colbert Presents: Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington D.C. Ya Later, Legislator: Partisan is Such Sweet Sorrow: A Colbert Victory Lap, ‘014,” will be filmed at George Washington University on December 8\. Obama had a cameo appearance on Colbert’s show in 2009, when he ordered General Ray Odierno to shave the host’s head for a broadcast in Baghdad. The move marks a change of White House policy. In 2010, former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs [told TIME](http://swampland.time.com/2010/02/17/gibbs-president-obama-would-love-to-appear-on-daily-show-but-not-colbert-report/) he would never let Obama do Colbert, and the comedian ran a segment on the president being terrified of appearing on the show. _The Colbert_ _Report_‘s final show will take place on December 18; Colbert is leaving to take over CBS’ _The Late Show_ next year. Here’s the full clip: ## Transcript But of course the highlight is that I lined up one of my favorite 90s alternative bands, The Presidents of the United States of America [ APPLAUSE ] to play their hit song, Peaches. Unfortunately there was a bit of a mix- up and I did not book the band. I booked the actual President of the United States of America. Barack Obama is gonna be my guest. 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