Mario Cuomo

“The great philosopher-statesman of the American nation.”——The Boston Globe

“I’ve been in politics in this country since I was a twenty-nine-year-old kid, and the minute I saw Mario Cuomo, I knew he was better than I was …”——Vice President Joseph R. Biden

Author William O'Shaughnessy shared a thirty-eight year friendship with Cuomo, and has assembled a wealth of previously unpublished material, including excerpts from Cuomo's inspirational
speeches, personal letters to his children and grandchildren, vignettes from his time in office, and the story behind why he refused entreaties to run for President of the United States. A handful of color photographs and an index round out this touching remembrance of Cuomo's
life, work, legacy, and camaraderie.

“Thank God for Mario Cuomo!”——Timothy Cardinal Dolan

This passionate and often gushing tribute to a valued friend will appeal to Cuomo devotees and those who want to know his personal side.

“I’ve sung for five presidents. But Mario Cuomo is the greatest man I ever met.”——Tony Bennett

“Everything which proceeds from his lips glistens with the sweat of moral conviction.”——Commonweal

“I was just a walnut in the batter of Eternity.”——Mario M. Cuomo