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Bush Adviser Meets Hollywood Execs
Monday, November 12, 2001
(07:52 GMT)
The BBC

Karl Rove, centre, discussed spreading patriotism.

Mr Rove emphasised that the government was not asking Hollywood to produce propaganda.

Top Hollywood executives have met with a senior advisor to President George W Bush, to discuss ways the industry might spread the message of patriotism and tolerance.

Karl Rove, the president's political advisor, met with the executives in Beverly Hills to discuss the change in the political climate in the wake of the terror attacks.

"Content was off the table," said Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

"Directors, writers, producers, studios will determine the kind of pictures they choose to make and the compelling stories they want to tell," he said.
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Dan