▁order ▁to ▁investigate ▁charges ▁of ▁political ▁mal fe as ance ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁had ▁created ▁the ▁select ▁Water gate ▁Committee , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Senator ▁Sam ▁Er vin . ▁Later , ▁independent ▁press ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁domestic ▁sp ying , ▁( Operation ▁Cha os ), ▁created ▁national ▁head lines . ▁There after , ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁question able ▁C IA ▁activities ▁sur fac ed ▁which ▁caught ▁the ▁public ' s ▁attention , ▁and ▁were ▁nick named ▁the ▁family ▁j ew els . ▁Both ▁the ▁Senate , ▁( J anu ary ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁and ▁the ▁House , ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁created ▁select ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁investigate ▁intelligence ▁matters . ▁Senator ▁Frank ▁Church ▁head ed ▁one , ▁and ▁Represent ative ▁Ot is ▁Pi ke ▁head ed ▁the ▁other . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁head ▁off ▁such ▁in qui ries , ▁President ▁Ger ald ▁Ford ▁had ▁created ▁a ▁Commission ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Vice ▁President ▁Nelson ▁Rock ef eller , ▁whose ▁sem inal ▁interest ▁was ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁recent ▁for ay ▁into ▁collect ing ▁intelligence ▁on ▁Americans . P ow ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁p . ▁ 3 3 7 . ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁would ▁become ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Year ▁of ▁Int elligence ". ▁ ▁Before ▁Congress ▁Hel ms ▁test ified ▁in ▁appearances ▁before ▁Congress ▁many ▁times ▁during ▁his ▁long ▁career . ▁After ▁he