hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd saʊθwˈɛst hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn kˈænzəs sˈɪɾi, ðˈɛn tɹænsfˈɜːd tə fˈɪlɪps ɐkˈædəmi ɪn ˈændoʊvɚ, mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts, wˌɛɹ hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv.
He attended Southwest High School in Kansas City, then transferred to Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1945.