Early childhood; College of City of New York, B.A., 1950, M.B.A., 1952; employment with Colt Industries Inc., 1959-; Edward I. Koch [Koch]: first meeting, close friendship with; fiscal advisor to Koch's first mayoral administration: Koch's responses to NYC fiscal crisis, Westway project, relationship with Transit Worker's Union [TWA], 1980 TWA strike; African-American leadership of Koch administrat ion with media; assessment of Koch's administration's strengths and weaknesses.