wˌaɪl æt jˈeɪl, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lɪnˈoʊniən səsˈaɪəɾi, ænd wˈʌn fˈɜːst pɹˈaɪz fɔːɹ hɪz spˈiːtʃ, "ɪz ðə mˈæksɪm, ˌaʊɚ kˈʌntɹi ɹˈaɪt ɔːɹ ɹˈɔŋ wˈɜːði ʌv ˌaʊɚ səpˈoːɹt?"
While at Yale, he was a member of the Linonian Society, and won first prize for his speech, "Is the maxim, 'Our Country Right or Wrong' worthy of our support?"