Valenti followed Johnson to Washington, where his duties ranged from speech writer to congressional liaison. He was an adviser in the president's inner circle. Valenti senses changes in politics. People aren't as civil. They don't know how to separate the personal and political.
Opponents are less likely to retire to a bar at night and chuckle about the day's battles.
He's still a master at that. The lure of Hollywood's glitz and glamor may be in the genes. Warner Bros. His son is an executive with an Internet company. He travels worldwide seeking to prevent movie piracy and boost film exports to countries such as China. Valenti has written four books, including a work of fiction and is chipping away at two new novels in his spare time.