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(1978-1989) Mayor of New York City.

Served with the 104th Infantry Division during World War II, receiving two battle stars

The first mayor to host Saturday Night Live (1975).

Visited Phoenix Community College in Phoenix, Arizona to give a speech. He angered many people by telling them he was in support of the Bush Administration despite being a Democrat himself. (September 2003)

Books written by Koch: [non-fiction]: Mayor (1984); Politics (1985); His Eminence and Hizzoner (1989); All The Best (1990); Citizen Koch (1992); Ed Koch on Everything (1994); Giuliani (1999); I'm Not Done Yet! (2000) [fiction]: Murder at City Hall (1995); Murder on Broadway (1996); Murder on 34th Street (1997); The Senator Must Die (1998)

Was forced to quit City College of New York when he was drafted into the Army; CCNY awarded him his B.A. degree in 1981

With the support of municipal labor unions and the creation of the Municipal Assistance Corporation, Koch is credited with keeping the city from going into bankruptcy during the financial crisis of the mid-1970s.

Admitted to the New York Bar [1949]

New York University Law School, 1948

The 105th Mayor of the City of New York

U.S. Representative from New York (17th District 1969-1973, 18th District 1973-1977)