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5. In 1980 he considered running for governor
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 10:38 PM
Feb 2013

But at some point he realized that he would have to visit "rural" NY and he said: rural means driving a pickup and wearing gingham shirt.

RIP Ed Koch.

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