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Defining public service Leon Panetta, shown in 2009, served in the House of Representatives and in the administrations of both Republican and Democratic presidents.

Leon Panetta

American politician
Also known as: Leon Edward Panetta
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Leon Panetta (born June 28, 1938, Monterey, California, U.S.) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–93) and held office in the administrations of three U.S. presidents: as director of the Office of Civil Rights (1969–70) under Pres. Richard M. Nixon, as director of the Office of Management and Budget (1993–94) and chief of staff (1994–96) under Pres. Bill Clinton, and as director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA; 2009–11)...

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