--- title: Jon Stewart Barack Obama: What They Did in Their 'Secret' Meetings description: Being interviewed by Larry Wilmore on The Nightly Show, Jon Stewart finally copped to what he and Obama did at their two private meetings canonical: https://time.com/3978273/jon-stewart-barack-obama-meetings/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-30T11:22:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:29:28.820Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Jon Stewart Reveal What He and Obama Did in Their 'Secret' Meetings og:description: It's not what you think. og:url: https://time.com/3978273/jon-stewart-barack-obama-meetings/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3d211a17e473dba/69885be2f887dc67f1e91781/ap_278756401828.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4952 og:image:height: 2786 og:image:alt: Barack Obama, Jon Stewart og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Jon Stewart Reveal What He and Obama Did in Their 'Secret' Meetings twitter:description: It's not what you think. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3d211a17e473dba/69885be2f887dc67f1e91781/ap_278756401828.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Jon Stewart Reveal What He and Obama Did in Their 'Secret' Meetings > Sponsored content. 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And Jon finally revealed what he was doing there on ‘The Nightly Show.’_  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 30, 2015 11:22 AM UTC  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jul 30, 2015 11:22 AM UTC Viewers could only imagine what Jon Stewart and Barack Obama talked about in their private meetings in the Oval Office. Until now. Being interviewed by Larry Wilmore on _The Nightly Show_, Stewart finally copped to what he and the President did at those meetings in 2011 and 2014\. “Hang out,” he said. “Eat nachos, watch _King Ralph.” (King Ralph_ is a move from the 1990s where John Goodman becomes the King of England.) Wilmore asked Stewart if he thinks the President was trying t0 influence his show or his jokes by calling the meetings, to which Stewart replied, “No, I think that was what he was trying to do, because I have a television show and sometimes we say super sh\*tty things about him and his policies, so I’m pretty sure I was there because he’s run out of people to watch _King Ralph_ with.” Obama [made his seventh appearance](http://time.com/3966905/barack-obama-jon-stewart-daily-show-final/) on _The Daily Show_ in July. I guess we all have to go watch _King Ralph_ now. ## Transcript As you might have heard, President Barack Obama asked inimitable John Stewart to his house on two occasions. According to Politico, Stewart was summoned to an Oval Office coffee with President Barack Obama in 2011 and in 2014. Will they let me again? Why can we still breath? That's what I'm asking And thanks to his Daily Show platform, Steward has proven very influential on matters of national policy. One of Obama's aides even referred to Stewart as a useful prod for the Obama administration. " I can't say that because Jon Stewart was unhappy policy changed. But I can say that he had forceful arguments, they were arguments that we knew would be heard ." Forceful arguments. They were arguments that we knew would be heard. So naturally Jon Stewart's private and secret meetings drew the attention of the media. We have to know. What were you and the president talking about Jon? Is it true that Obama called you down to the White House twice for a secret meeting? I don't know if they were secret, I mean, [ LAUGH ] I'm in the visitor's log and they took pictures of the meeting and it's [ LAUGH ] What did he want? What did he want? Yes, what did he want? Hangout, eat nachos. Mm- hm. [ LAUGH ] Watch King Ralph. Yep, Larry Wilmore took some time on The Nightly Show to get to the bottom of Stewart's secret meetings. Turns out Mr. Obama just needed a pal for movie night. [ UNKNOWN ] you've just been made King of England, where's the best place you would go? Two double whoppers with fries and two Two giant Cokes. But let's be real. Unless Obama was looking for a way to force Americans to watch King Ralph, that's probably not what the meetings were about. There's been plenty of speculation, but what it likely boils down to, is the Obama administration's interest in connecting with the youth. What's it like for this to be the last time you ever talk to a president? The New York Times quotes a White House employee who said, "[ Millennials ] relied on [ Stewart ] for an honest take on the news, and the president and senior staff know that ." What do we say to the god of death? So, we venture to guess the two probably got together for Game of Thrones watch parties, cuz that's what the kids are into these days. 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