He held powerful influence on both coasts in the United States. in Washington. DC. where he served as a political adviser to President Johnson. and in Hollywood. where he served as chief lobbyist of the Motion Picture Association of America. Valenti negotiated both power centers with dignity. determination and deference. He was born to Houston. Texas. as was pointed out. the grandson of Sicilian immigrants. He excelled in school and finished high school at an early age. Unable to afford college. he worked for a short time in a movie theater. then at an oil company. until he could afford night classes at the University of Houston.
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