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Death. [cheers and applause] >> it was so powerful so well delivered that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. his political appearance even led some party faithful to wonder whether cuomo wanted to be president himself. >> they said will you think about it and i said i have been thinking about it. >> but will you think about it any more? >> i'll try, stan to keep it out of my mind. >> but it was that kind of indecisiveness that frustrated democrats, especially those on the more liberal end and garnered him the nickname hamlet on the hudson. >> it has nothing to do with my chances, it ...

Garnered cuomo the nickname hamlet on the hudson. ultimately cuomo decided not to run. >> it has everything to do with my job as governor. i don't see i can do both. i will not pursue the presidency. >> reporter: mario matthew cuomo was born in new york city in 1932. in the apartment above his father's grocery store. his italian heritage helped his values which centered around family education and the law. after a brief shot at a minor league baseball career cuomo pursued a law degree. graduating top of his class from st. john's. the allure of public service was strong. early attempts at seeki...

Nuclear proliferation and needs for nuclear freeze if only to affirm the truth that peace is better than war because life is better than death. >> reporter: it was so powerful so well delivered, that it rocketed cuomo to instant political fame. his political appearance led some faithful to wonder if cuomo wanted to be president. >> they said will you think about it. i have been thinking about it. >> are you going to think about it anymore? >> i'll try, sam, to keep it out of my mind. >> reporter: but it was that kind of indecisiveness that frustrated democrats, especially those on the liberal ...

>> he's the italian stallion of democrat politics at the moment. he has strong feelings about the roots of this country and the roots of the democratic party. >> he earned the nickname hamlet on the hudson. even kept a plane idling on the tarmac while he debateds about running or staying in new york. >> it's my responsibility as governor to deal with this extraordinarily severe problem. were it not, i would travel to new hampshire today and file my name as a candidate in this presidential primary. that was my hope and i prepared for it. >> cuomo ran for a fourth term in 1994 in a nasty race th...