he had a small group of friends, jimmy breslin, mike, sandy, joe, fabian, were his intimate world.94 race. whether or not i could have helped, i should have been there. it was the right thing to do. and i didn't do it. i loved winning the governorship more for him than for myself. it was redemption for my father. cuomo was elected governor. the first name was not all that relevant. it was a gift to have him with us this past election night. the doctors didn't want him to go, but i insisted. bringing him on the stage for one fist pump, holding up his hand i could feel his energy surge. his face brightened. his eyes shined as he gave us that great satisfied smile one more time. he walked off the stage and said, wow, what a crowd that was. it was the best medicine i could provide for mario cuomo. he loved being governor, and he thought that he could do four terms. and he valued that over anything else. he wouldn't trade six more years as governor even for the supreme court. why didn't he run for president people ask. because he didn't want to. that's all. but that's everything to mari

people say, why don't you get jimmy breslin to write a speech?is one of the most gifted writers that is ever lived, if his heart is in it, no one has done better than he. or norman mailer. bill kennedy. quarantine right and magnificent speech -- couldn't seehe w and magnificent speechrite -- couldn't he write a magnificent speech? you have to be saturated in it and write it and rewrite it and then read it. if it is going to be a speech not read it yourself because you do not read it right. the words you put down reflected your thought and the interpolations you never get. when you read it back, you read the interpretations. if argument to charlie rose, he will see gaps -- if i read it he will see gets. keynote speech of 84 i read to about 10 or 12 people in my office at the world trade center. just people who work for me, i read it, and went around the through. -- room. you did not say middle-class. i have never, except for the abortion, there is not a speech in this book that had the time i think it should have had. >> is inspiring oratory and t

people say, why don't you get jimmy breslin to write a speech?ne of the most gifted writers that has ever lived, if his heart is in it, no one has done better than he. or norman mailer. bill kennedy. couldn't he write a magnificent speech? you have to be saturated in it and write it and rewrite it and then read it. if it is going to be a speech, do not read it to yourself because you do not read it right. the words you put down reflected your thought and the interpolations you never get. when you read it back, you read the interpolations. you know what you wanted to say. if i read it to charlie rose, he will see gaps. so what you do is deliver it to charlie rose, or to your husband, or to your son, or to the elevator operator. say it. keynote speech of 84, i read to about 10 or 12 people in my office at the world trade center. just people who work for me, i read it, and went around the room. what did you think? you did not say middle-class. you did not say enough about policy. you could do that to her three or four times. i have never, except for