Editing Jack Valenti (section)

==Early life and education==
Valenti was born on September 5, 1921, in [[Houston]], the son of Italian immigrants. He attended [[Sam Houston High School (Houston, Texas)|Sam Houston High School]]. During [[World War II]], he was a [[first lieutenant]] in the [[United States Army Air Force]]. Valenti flew 51 combat missions as the pilot-commander of a [[B-25 Mitchell|B-25 medium bomber]] and received four decorations, including the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] and [[Air Medal]].

Valenti graduated from the [[University of Houston]] in 1946 with a BA. During his time there, he worked on the staff of the university newspaper, ''[[The Daily Cougar]]'', and was president of the university's student government. Valenti would later serve on the university's board of regents.