Edward Irving Koch was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Koch coined the term ‘Watergate Seven’ when he posted a sign on his office door reading, ‘These premises were surveilled by the Watergate Seven. Watch yourself’ He died of cancer at the age of 90.
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Edward Irving Koch (December 12, 1924 – February 1, 2013) was an American politician, lawyer, political commentator, film critic, and television personality. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and was mayor of New York City from 1978 to 1989. Koch was a lifelong Democrat who described himself as a \”liberal with sanity\”. In 1973, Koch coined the term ‘Watergate Seven’ when he posted a sign on his office door reading, ‘These premises were surveilled by the Watergate Seven. Watch yourself’. He was a fervent supporter of Israel. Koch rebuffed speculation about his sexuality and refused to publicly discuss his romantic relationships. After his retirement from politics, he declared that he was heterosexual. He died of cancer at the age of 90. He was the father of two daughters. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter-in-law. His funeral was held in New York on February 2, 2013. He will be buried at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Queens, New York, where he served as a member of the City Council from 1967 to 1969. He also served on the New York State Assembly from 1962 to 1965. Koch served in World War II as an infantryman with the 104th Infantry Division, landing in Cherbourg, France, in September 1944. He earned a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, a World War Two Victory Medal, and the Combat Infantryman Badge for service in the European Theater of Operations.
He represented New York’s 18th congressional district until December 31, 1977, when he resigned to become Mayor. Koch said he began his political career as \”just a plain liberal\”, with positions including opposing the Vietnam War and marching in the South for civil rights. He became a reformer and opponent of Carmine DeSapio and Tammany Hall. He won reelection in 1981 with 75% of the vote. In 1985, Koch was elected to a third term with 78% ofthe vote. He lost the 1989 Democratic primary to his successor, David Dinkins. He wrote a book about his time as mayor, “How’m I doin’?,” which became a best-seller. Koch died of complications from lung cancer at age 90, and was buried in a New Jersey nursing home on February 3, 2013, in a ceremony attended by family and friends. He had a son, Edward Koch, Jr., who served as mayor from 1977 to 1989 and was also a New York state assembly member from 1965 to 1988. Koch also served as the mayor of Staten Island from 1977 until 1989. He endorsed Rudy Giuliani for mayor in 1993, Michael Bloomberg in 2001, and George W. W. Bush for president in 2004. He said he was a liberal with sanity, but later shifted to being a “liberal with the rightwardwardward” shift toward being a rightward-winger. He met with the residents of Forest Hills, Queens, to discuss a housing project in which he was against.
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