- Oldest child in his family
- Father was a successful lawyer
- Attended private school called Phillips Academy
- Majored in English Literature in 1921 at Yale University
- Member of a rowing crew in the 1924 Olympics, won a gold medal for his participation on an eight man team
- Transferred to Columbia University in 1925 and completed pediatrics in psychiatry
- Married Jane Davenport Cheney in 1927, and had two sons
- Graduated Columbia University in 1929 as the best student in his class
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