ne ys . ▁CBS ▁ins isted ▁on ▁video - t aping ▁its ▁de position ▁of ▁Hel ms , ▁who ▁then ▁decl ined . ▁The ▁issue ▁was ▁lit ig ated ▁with ▁Hel ms ▁prev ail ing : ▁no ▁video . C f ., ▁R anel agh ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁p . ▁ 7 3 9 , ▁note ▁ 7 ▁to ▁text ▁at ▁p . ▁ 2 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁awarded ▁Hel ms ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Medal , ▁given ▁to ▁both ▁civ ili ans ▁and ▁the ▁military . ▁That ▁year , ▁Hel ms ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Commission ▁on ▁National ▁Security . ▁After ▁Re agan ' s ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Hel ms ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁behind - the - sc enes ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁William ▁Case y ▁for ▁the ▁D CI ▁position . ▁Hel ms ▁and ▁Case y ▁( D CI ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 7 ) ▁first ▁met ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Str ateg ic ▁Services ▁( O SS ) ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . E v ident ly ▁former ▁President ▁Ford ▁(" not ▁qualified ") ▁and ▁former ▁D CI , ▁then - V ice ▁President ▁Bush ▁(" an ▁in app ropri ate ▁choice ") ▁considered ▁Case y ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁light . ▁We iner ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁p . ▁ 3 7 6 . ▁We iner ▁writes ▁that ▁"