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