Why didn't he run? You're assuming that, that every politician is an ambitious politician who wants to take the next step on the ladder. My father hated the politics of it and He [Mario Cuomo] didn't want to run for President because he didn't want to run for president. Now if he could have been appointed president, that would have been one thing, but he used to say to me half kiddingly, what do you expect? (00:22–12:42)
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Asserts that Mario Cuomo's decision not to run for President was based on personal preference.
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