hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə pˈʌblɪk skˈuːlz, wʌz ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə lˈɔː skˈuːl æt mˌɪniːˈæpəlɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn, wʌz ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə ðə bˈɑːɹ ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ ænd kəmˈɛnst pɹˈæktɪs ɪn sˈaʊθ sənt. pˈɔːl, mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə wɪð hˈæɹəld stˈæsən.
He attended the public schools, was graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School at Minneapolis in 1929, was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in South St. Paul, Minnesota with Harold Stassen.