Leon Panetta: Presidential Chief of Staff, CIA Director, and Secretary of Defense

Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People

Guy Kawasaki

Society & Culture, Education, Business

4.5 • 679 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This week's Remarkable Person is Leon Panetta. Leon had humble beginnings, his parents were Italian immigrants who owned a walnut farm in the Carmel Valley of California. He's had an impressive career as an attorney, White House Chief of Staff for Bill Clinton, Director of the CIA for Barack Obama, and he was the twenty-third secretary of defense. He authored Worthy Fights: A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace. He has experienced Washington and American politics from the inside and he's not afraid to share his opinions. He's principled and stood up for his beliefs against power. Leon's story is one that you won't want to miss. Enjoy Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People podcast with Leon Panetta.

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0:44.0	In this remarkable people podcast, I interviewed Leon Panetta, a remarkable American who has
0:50.0	dedicated most of his life to public service. A son of Italian immigrants, his service to his country began in 1964 as a U.S. intelligence
0:59.0	officer.
1:00.1	He received the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service and was discharged as a first lieutenant.
1:06.3	He represented the Central Coast of California in Congress from 1977 to 1983.
1:11.6	Then he was the director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1993 to 1994.
1:17.6	From 1994 to 1997, Panetta served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton.
1:23.6	Then he was director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2009 to 2011 under President
1:30.2	Barack Obama.
1:32.0	He also served as President Barack Obama's Secretary of Defense from 2011 to 2013.
1:38.3	It's an understatement to say he understands Washington, D.C. politics, national security,
1:43.7	and international relations.
1:45.6	Do you know why low-yield nuclear weapons may have an awful unintended consequence?
1:50.3	Keep listening, and you'll find out. In this episode, Panetta offers his state of the union,
1:55.6	explains what could go wrong if we do not adhere to the Constitution, and how we can resist
2:00.4	the erosion of democracy.
2:02.6	I'm Guy Kawasaki, and this is the Remarkable People podcast.
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