Remembering Gov. Mario Cuomo

Gov.-elect Mario Cuomo delivers his victory speech in 1982. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo, 1984

Gov. Mario Cuomo addresses the Democratic National Convention in 1984. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo as governor. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo as governor. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo, 1991

Gov. Mario Cuomo announces his decision not to run for president in 1991. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo With President Bill Clinton

U.S. President Bill Clinton (C) chats with New York Governor Mario Cuomo (R) 31 January 1993 at the White House while watching Super Bowl XXVII on television. At left is Texas Governor Ann Richards. Clinton's daughter, Chelsea, sits in the foreground and holds her cat, Socks. (Photo credit should read ROBERT GIROUX/AFP/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo WithU.S. First Lady (2nd right) Hillary Clinton smiles at New York Gov. Mario Cuomo (R) 01 February 1993 during a meeting with U.S. governors to discuss health care initiatives. At rear are Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta (L) and the New Hampshire governor. (Photo credit should read JENNIFER LAW/AFP/Getty Images) Hillary Clinton

U.S. First Lady (2nd right) Hillary Clinton smiles at New York Gov. Mario Cuomo (R) 01 February 1993 during a meeting with U.S. governors to discuss health care initiatives. At rear are Director of the Office of Management and Budget Leon Panetta (L) and the New Hampshire governor. (Photo credit should read JENNIFER LAW/AFP/Getty Images)

Gov. Mario Cuomo

Mario Cuomo talks with CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer in 1994. (Credit: CBS2)

Gov. Mario Cuomo With Ed Koch

Gov. Mario Cuomo With Condoleezza Rice, Charlie Rose, Dan Rather And Others

Time Magazine and CBS News hosted a discussion at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, 01 February, to assist in the selection of Time's "People Of The Century: The Time 100." The symposium is a part of a two-year-long project which will include CBS News broadcasts and special issues of Time Magazine. Taking part are: (L to R front) Pulitzer prize winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, American Enterprise Institute fellow Irving Kristol, (L to R rear): Stanford University provost Condoleezza Rice, PBS host and moderator Charlie Rose, Time Managing Editor Walter Issacson, former NY Governor Mario Cuomo and CBS News anchor Dan Rather. (Photo credit should read JIM COLBURN/AFP/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo With Bill Moyers

Steven Rattner, former Gov. Mario Cuomo and Bill Moyers attend the WNEW and WLIW 13th annual gala at Gotham Hall June 13, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for WNET Channel Thirteen)

Mario Cuomo, Kenneth Cole

Former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo (L) and Kenneth Cole (R) talk at The National Arts Club and Living Beyond Belief presentation of the First Gold Medal for HIV/AIDS Awareness in the Arts to Kenneth Cole on February 9, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo With Charles Grodin

Governor Mario Cuomo (L) speaks with comedian Charles Grodin (R) at the HELP USA 20th Anniversary Tribute Dinner on May 4, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo With Whoopi Goldberg

(L-R) Governor Mario Cuomo, comedian Joy Behar, actress Whoopi Goldberg and Cuomo's wife attend a dinner hosted by Miramax in honor of the cast of "Whoopi" January 30, 2004 in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo, Charles Grodin, Richard Belzer

Former Governor Mario Cuomo, actors Charles Grodin and Richard Belzer attend a party to celebrate the publication of his book "If I Only Knew Then . . ." at Le Cirque November 13, 2007 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo With Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg

Former Governor of New York Mario Cuomo, New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Matilda Raffa attend the celebration of Ed Koch's 85th Birthday and 20th Anniversary at Brian Cave LLP at the St. Regis Hotel on November 18, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Bryan Cave LLP)

Mario Cuomo At Funeral For Geraldine Ferraro

Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo departs the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer where a funeral mass was held for former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro March 31, 2011 in New York City. Former Democratic congresswoman Ferraro was the first major-party female to run for U.S. vice president. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo

Honorees and Governor Mario and Matilda Cuomo attend the HELP USA Tribute Awards Dinner honoring HELP HEROES President Bill Clinton and Governor and Mrs. Mario Cuomo at The Waldorf Astoria on June 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for HELP USA)

Mario Cuomo With Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Thomas, Matilda Cuomo and Mario Cuomo attend the 6Th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala hosted by Tony Bennett And Susan Benedetto at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Exploring The Arts)

Mario Cuomo With Tony Bennett

(L-R) Mario Cuomo, Matilda Cuomo, Susan Benedetto and Tony Bennett attend the 6Th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala hosted by Tony Bennett and Susan Benedetto at Cipriani 42nd Street on October 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Exploring The Arts)

Mario Cuomo At Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch

Former President Bill Clinton (R) and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (C) exit funeral services for former New York Mayor Ed Koch at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El on February 4, 2013 in New York City.The iconic former New York mayor passed away on February 1, 2013 in New York City at age 88. Ed Koch was New York's 105th mayor and ran the city from 1978-89. He was often outspoken and combative and has been credited with rescuing the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run. Former Governor Mario Cuomo is at left. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo At Funeral For Ed Koch

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (R) and his father former Governor Mario Cuomo exit funeral services for former New York Mayor Ed Koch at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El on February 4, 2013 in New York City.The iconic former New York mayor passed away on February 1, 2013 in New York City at age 88. Ed Koch was New York's 105th mayor and ran the city from 1978-89. He was often outspoken and combative and has been credited with rescuing the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo, Robert Reich, Maria Cuomo

Mario Cuomo, Robert Reich and Maria Cuomo attend "Inequality For All" New York Premiere at Paley Center For Media on September 25, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

Mario Cuomo

Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo exits Manhattan federal court, Thursday, March 3, 2011, in New York. A federal appeals court in New York is hearing a challenge by former clients of Bernard Madoff's fraud on how a trustee is calculating gains and losses. Among the thousands of former Madoff clients are the owners of the Mets. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)