Jack Valenti
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1936
Graduated high school at 15
1952
Founded and was executive vice president, Weekley and Valenti Inc, a Houston advertising and public relations company
1955
Began working as an aide for Senate majority leader Lyndon B Johnson
1963
Handled the press during the visit of President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson to Dallas on November 22, the day of Kennedy's assassination; stood beside Johnson when he was sworn in as President on plane carrying Kennedy's coffin
1966
Elected president and chief executive officer of the Motion Picture Association of America; chair and chief executive officer, Motion Picture Export Association; also named chair, Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Productions Inc in June
1968
Created the MPAA film rating system; system initially comprised four distinct ratings: G, M, R, and X; later changed M to PG and later added the PG-13 and NC-17 ratings
1977
Was adjunct professor of government and public administration, American University, Washington, DC
1992
On April 1 issued a seven-page statement denouncing Oliver Stone's "JFK" as "a propaganda masterpiece and equally a hoax"
2000
Led a group of studio executives to Capitol Hill, where they were lambasted over violence in the media
2004
Retired from his post as MPAA president, succeeded by former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman
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