About this episode

A discussion featuring former Defense Secretaries Leon Panetta and Mark Esper, along with a bipartisan conversation with former Governors Deval Patrick and Bill Haslam.

A discussion with former Obama Defense Secretary Leon Panetta & former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper, plus a bipartisan conversation with former Gov. Deval Patrick (D-MA) & former Gov. Bill Haslam (R-TN). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guests: Leon Panetta, Mark Esper, Deval Patrick, Bill Haslam

Topics covered

• defense
• politics
• bipartisanship
• government
• leadership

Keywords

• defense
• politics
• bipartisan
• government
• leadership
• Leon Panetta
• Mark Esper
• Deval Patrick
• Bill Haslam

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Organizations: C-SPAN

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