# Eric Johnston

> Eric Allen Johnston was a business owner, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, a Republican Party activist, president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), and a U.S. government special projects administrator and envoy for both Democratic and Republican administrations. As president of the MPAA, he abbreviated the organization's name, convened the closed-door meeting of motion picture company executives at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel that led to Waldorf Statement in 1947 and the Hollywood blacklist, and discreetly liberalized the Motion Picture Production Code. He served as president of the MPAA until his death in 1963.

*President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a motion picture association executive and U.S. government administrator*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1896-12-21
- **Died:** 1963-08-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 45.2
- **Momentum:** 4.0

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0426619/ (@nm0426619)

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