Oral history interview with Pat Koch Thaler, 1994
Pat Koch Thaler (Interviewee), Sharon Zane (Interviewer)
Childhood and early education, Newark, New Jersey and Brooklyn, New York; B.A., English, Brooklyn College, 1953; M.A., School Guidance, Bank Street College and Sarah Lawrence College, 1972; marriage to Alvin Thaler, 1956; Marymount Manhattan College: director of continuing education, 1978- ; recollections of immigrant parents and family life during childhood; reflections on brother Edward I. Koch's political career as Congressman and New York City mayor: early signs of potential for leadership and leaning toward public service, campaign image compared with true image, devotion to job, unsuccessful run for governor, involvement in political campaigns
Archival Material, English, 1994