Koch
Season 27 Episode 12 | 1h 23mVideo has Closed Captions
Few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity of Mayor Ed Koch.
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barsky's Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated.
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Koch
Season 27 Episode 12 | 1h 23mVideo has Closed Captions
New York City mayors have a world stage on which to strut, and they have made legendary use of it. Yet few have matched the bravado, combativeness and egocentricity that Ed Koch brought to the office during his three terms from 1978 to 1989. As Neil Barsky's Koch recounts, Koch was more than the blunt, funny man New Yorkers either loved or hated.
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Clip: S27 Ep12 | 2m 9s | Mayor Ed Koch goes to Washington in 1978. (2m 9s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 1m 22s | "You gotta get them to follow you, and you can only do that by being bigger than life." (1m 22s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 2m 36s | Community members and politicians vote on whether to honor Ed Koch. (2m 36s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 33m 8s | Filmmaker Neil Barsky discusses the making of his film Koch. (33m 8s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 4m 13s | After promising to keep it open, Koch closes Sydenham Hospital in Harlem. (4m 13s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 1m 41s | Ed Koch brought to the office his bravado, combativeness and egocentricity. (1m 41s)
Clip: S27 Ep12 | 43s | Ed Koch on keeping an important hospital in Harlem open. (43s)
Preview: S27 Ep12 | 2m 29s | Meet Mayor Ed Koch, the quintessential New Yorker. (2m 29s)
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