Word: zaccaro
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...Marine with a boyish face and the beginning of a paunch, Zaccaro quit Fordham Law School before gaining a degree to enter his father's successful real estate business, Paul Zaccaro Co., Inc. Acting on behalf of a wealthy client, the company tried to purchase the Empire State Building in New York City during the 1950s. That bid failed, and the since concentrated on lucrative commercial properties in Lower Manhattan, including Greenwich Village. "I still have to work for a living," says Zaccaro. "My life has been the real estate business. I've always loved it. The thrill...
...typical husbandly fashion, Zaccaro recalls that he was angry at first when his wife decided in 1974 to go to work for Cousin Nick as a Queens County assistant district attorney. Not so typically, though, he adds: "I've changed a lot. You've got to be fair. She did everything I asked before and there are certain things in life you have to accept." Besides, says he, "it all worked out for the better...
When Ferraro first took up her post in Washington, it was Zaccaro who attempted to commute from New York City so the couple could spend evenings together in her studio apartment. But he soon decided to stay at home, because, as he recalls, "she only had a little studio and the sound of the refrigerator kept me awake all night." He insisted that she do the commuting, and she agreed, returning home each Thursday evening during congressional sessions. "My parents are so in love with each other it is sickening," says Daughter Donna. When they first heard serious speculation that...
...wife actually became Vice President, Zaccaro says, he would remain in Queens and concentrate on his business, rather than move to Washington. Says he: "She does her thing and I do mine. If she wins, we'll work out something just as we have for the last six years. Same old stuff...
...drafting her acceptance speech, Geraldine Ferraro took time last Saturday afternoon to meet with TIME Correspondent John F. Stacks. Savoring the sun on the deck of a rented Lake Tahoe resort home, Ferraro was relaxed and jocular and occasionally complained about the inevitable "sexist" questions. Her husband John Zaccaro and her daughters Laura and Donna sat near by and sometimes interjected thoughts of their own. Excerpts from the interview...