brogan: yeah, jay had the secret deal.guaranteed jay the tonight show, whenever johnny stepped down. carson: thank you, jay. jay leno! brogan: it was part of his re-upping as the guest host, and that was that. ludwin: dealing with dave had become... bothersome and draining, and he could be unnecessarily rude to network people, not just me. so did that factor into my decision as to going with jay leno over dave letterman? you bet it did. littlefield: we knew that jay would be much easier to make a deal with, to retain our ownership and control, and it would be more of a partnership. leno: what am i supposed to do? was i supposed to turn it down? supposed to go, "no"? i mean, i was guest hosting for five years, the only guest host on the show, and then it got turned over to me. oh, okay, alright. morton: it took us by surprise that jay was getting the job, and nobody had even talked to us or had a conversation about it. littlefield: so, we go up to new york to meet with david. morton: they said, "we're here to tell you that