ms . ▁" H is ▁lod est ar ▁was ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁duty ." ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁" mis use ▁his ▁knowledge ▁or ▁his ▁power ," ▁K iss inger ▁earlier ▁had ▁written . ▁" Dis cipl ined , ▁met icul ously ▁fair ▁and ▁dis cre et , ▁Hel ms ▁performed ▁his ▁duties ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁object ivity ▁essential ▁to ▁an ▁effective ▁intelligence ▁service ." ▁S late ▁called ▁Hel ms ▁" soci ally ▁correct , ▁b ureau c rat ically ▁ade pt , ▁operation ally ▁nast y ." ▁Yet ▁" Hel ms ▁gained ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁pres idents ▁and ▁the ▁adm iration ▁of ▁synd ic ated ▁column ists ." ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁author ▁Bob ▁Wood ward ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁C IA ▁reports ▁his ▁meeting ▁with ▁Hel ms ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Appar ently ▁the ▁ed g iness ▁of ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁not ▁nerv ous ness , ▁but ▁indicated ▁an ▁ex quis ite ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁his ▁surr ound ings , ▁wrote ▁the ▁investig ative ▁rep orter . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Wood ward ▁called ▁Hel ms ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁end uring ▁symbols , ▁controvers ies ▁and ▁leg ends ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ". ▁K iss inger ▁observed ▁that ▁Hel ms ▁" was ▁temper ed ▁by ▁many ▁batt les " ▁and ▁" was ▁strong ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁w ary ." ▁U rb ane ▁and ▁t ena cious , ▁" his ▁smile ▁did ▁not ▁always ▁include ▁his ▁eyes ." ▁Form er ▁C IA ▁official ▁Victor ▁March