dʒˈɑːnsən ɡɑːt hɪz bˈiː.ˈeɪ. ɪn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ fɹʌm dˈɑːɹtməθ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ænd hɪz ˈɛm.ˈeɪ. ɪn baɪˈɑːlədʒi, ˈɔːlsoʊ æt dˈɑːɹtməθ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks.
Johnson got his B.A. in English from Dartmouth College in 1964, and his M.A. in biology, also at Dartmouth College in 1966.