hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv nəbɹˈæskə skˈuːl ʌv ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ; ˌɪntɚɹˈʌptᵻd hɪz ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ tə sˈɜːv ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɑːɹmi, wɪð sˈɜːvɪs ɪnðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən θˈiəɾɚɹ ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz; ɛmplˈɔɪd baɪ ðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə mˈaɪnɪŋ ænd mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ kˈʌmpəni; ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌv ˈɑːkɔːˌeɪˌɛfˈɛlsˌiːˌaɪˈoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt; mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt; ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪkfˈɑːɹmɚlˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾi tə ðɪ ˈeɪɾi sˈɪksθ, ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvənθ, ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪtθ, ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪnθ, nˈaɪntiəθ, nˈaɪnti fˈɜːst, nˈaɪnti sˈɛkənd, nˈaɪnti θˈɜːd, ænd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz, dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən; wʌz nˌɑːɾə kˈændᵻdˌeɪt fɔːɹ ɹiːᵻlˈɛkʃən tə ðə nˈaɪnti fˈɪfθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks; ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ kənsˈʌltɪŋ fˈɜːm; dˈaɪd ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, ɪn skˈɑːtsdeɪl, ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə.
He attended public schools and the University of Nebraska School of Engineering; interrupted his education during the Second World War to serve in the United States Army, with service in the European Theater of Operations; employed by the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company; international representative of OCAW-AFL-CIO 1947–1958; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1950–1958; elected as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party to the 86th, 87th, 88th, 89th, 90th, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, and 94th congresses, (January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection to the 95th Congress in 1976; established a consulting firm; died on May 29, 2005, in Scottsdale, Arizona.