SpyCast Ep. 620 | CIA Director, Defense Secretary, Gentleman
with Leon Panetta
This week on SpyCast, SPY Historian Andrew Hammond was joined by The Honorable Leon E. Panetta, this year’s recipient of the International Spy Museum’s The Honorable William H. Webster Distinguished Service Award. In this episode, Secretary Panetta discusses his decades of experience working within the public service field. He and Andrew examine the many ways that intelligence has been critical to his roles as Secretary of Defense, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, White House Chief of Staff, and Chair of the House Budget Committee, among others. Tune in to hear insights from a son of Italian immigrants that went on to hold some of the most powerful seats in international government.
To read more about Secretary Panetta’s illustrious career within American public service, visit our Webster Award 2023 page.
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