In high school, he had none of the qualities that make boys popular—charm, looks, athletic prowess—so he worked harder, earning if not the liking of his peers, at least their respect. In elections for class offices, he almost always won, because he seemed to have given so much of himself. That was to set a pattern: In both college and law school, he was largely regarded as a lonely, immensely competent striver; yet at both Whittier, the local college, and Duke Law School, he was nonetheless elected student-body president.
