After 38 Years, Valenti Prepares to Move On (washingtonpost.com)

After 38 Years, Valenti Prepares to Move On (washingtonpost.com): "Jack Valenti took a break from cleaning out his office the other day to expound on a subject he knows well: the art of persuasion. Over minestrone soup and hummus at his usual table at the restaurant in the Hay Adams Hotel, Valenti, the 82-year-old dean of Washington lobbyists, reflected on how Washington has changed and how lobbyists should operate here.

Not that Valenti has ever been shy about voicing his opinions. For all 38 years that he's served as president of the Motion Picture Association of America, the short, dapper, white-maned Texan has been colorful, controversial and outspoken. Valenti opining about his work is about as rare as popcorn at a movie theater."