hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mɪzˈʊɹɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz lˈɔː dᵻɡɹˈiː fɹʌm dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɑːʃɪŋtən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ.
He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1930 and received his law degree from George Washington University in 1938, while working.