hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn fˈɑːɹɹɪbˌɔlt, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə, ðɪ ˈɛldɪst ʌv fˈaɪv tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv fɹˈæŋk dˈʌbəljˌuː. sˈænfɚd ænd hɪz wˈaɪf ælbˈɜːɾə nˈɪkəlz.
He was born in Faribault, Minnesota, the eldest of five children of Frank W. Sanford and his wife Alberta Nichols.