it was his commitment to the state. >> it has nothing to do with my chances. it has everything to do with my job as governor and i don't see that i can do both therefore i will not pursue the presidency. >> he said it was that same commitment that led them to pass on a nomination to the supreme court, deciding instead to run for a fourth term as governor. but 12 years was enough for new york. he was defeated by george pataki in the republican revolution of 1994. cuomo returned to the private sector to restart his law practice host a radio show and become a prolific author and public speaker. and in 2010 came a brand new title, former or first governor cuomo, a word he would be forced to use because he was suddenly no longer the only one. in a bittersweet irony, his eldest son andrew, the current governor of new york was sworn in to a second term just hours before his father's death. >> he couldn't be here physically today, my father but