Summary of Howard Blum's In the Enemy's House

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#1 Bob Lamphere had always felt that the FBI didn’t offer him what he wanted from the world. Its sensibility grated with all those rigid regulations, and the insistence on an even more intrusive personal conformity. He thought about leaving the FBI until the war ended.

#2 Bob was a preternaturally calm and unassuming presence, though he had his father’s temper. He loved reading, and he realized that books could be his path out of the mines. He set his sights on getting into college and earned both his law and bachelor’s degrees in five years.

#3 Bob was excited to begin his career in government, but he quickly realized that the FBI was looking for candidates. The Bureau saw timidity, but Bob saw a quiet confidence. He didn’t feel any need to bang any drums on his own behalf.

#4 Bob was the youngest person in his class at Quantico, the Marine base in Virginia where the FBI had its training center. He was extremely brash, and yet he was still extremely excited about his new job.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 4, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822530652

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Bob Lamphere had always felt that the FBI didn’t offer him what he wanted from the world. Its sensibility grated with all those rigid regulations, and the insistence on an even more intrusive personal conformity. He thought about leaving the FBI until the war ended.

#2

Bob was a preternaturally calm and unassuming presence, though he had his father’s temper. He loved reading, and he realized that books could be his path out of the mines. He set his sights on getting into college and earned both his law and bachelor’s degrees in five years.

#3

Bob was excited to begin his career in government, but he quickly realized that the FBI was looking for candidates. The Bureau saw timidity, but Bob saw a quiet confidence. He didn’t feel any need to bang any drums on his own behalf.

#4

Bob was the youngest person in his class at Quantico, the Marine base in Virginia where the FBI had its training center. He was extremely brash, and yet he was still extremely excited about his new job.

#5

Bob was sent to the Washington field office in 1942, and he was assigned to a mentor who was an experienced agent. However, he quickly realized that the Bureau was a lot more strict than he had expected, and he began to rebel against the rules.

#6

Bob, who always had a mischievous eye for the ladies, met Geri at a frat party. He married her and moved to Alabama. Geri was one of the few pilots in Idaho who would ferry smoke jumpers into the heart of a blazing forest.

#7

Bob and Geri’s marriage was not a happy one. They were too similar to be comfortable together, and they both wanted out. Bob was transferred to New York, and he soon asked the Bureau to divorce him and Geri.

#8

Bob was assigned to the New York Field Office, which was the largest and most busy of all the FBI’s offices. He felt extremely insignificant there, and he