▁danger , ▁the ▁threat ▁to ▁the ▁C IA , ▁came ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁right ▁and ▁the ▁left . ▁Maybe ▁the ▁left ▁had ▁had ▁its ▁way ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁the ▁investig ations , ▁causing ▁their ▁trouble . ▁But ▁the ▁right ▁could ▁do ▁its ▁own ▁m isch ief . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Hel ms ▁had ▁married ▁Julia ▁Bret z man ▁Sh ield s , ▁a ▁sculpt ress ▁six ▁years ▁his ▁senior . ▁Julia ▁brought ▁two ▁children ▁into ▁the ▁marriage ▁James ▁and ▁Jud ith . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son ▁Dennis , ▁who ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁briefly ▁worked ▁at ▁C IA ; ▁he ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁Julia ▁apparently ▁fav ored ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁Hel ms ▁was , ▁of ▁course , ▁very ▁non - comm itt al ▁polit ically . ▁He ▁played ▁tennis . ▁This ▁marriage ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . P ow ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁pp . ▁ 1 8 – 2 0 , ▁ 6 3 – 6 4 . ▁Later ▁Hel ms ▁married ▁C yn th ia ▁McK el vie , ▁originally ▁from ▁England . ▁She ▁would ▁write ▁two ▁books , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁included ▁her ▁public ▁experiences ▁during ▁their ▁long ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Following ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁his ▁C IA ▁career , ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁C yn th ia ▁visited ▁former ▁President ▁Ly nd on ▁Johnson ▁at ▁his ▁Texas ▁ran ch . ▁The ▁Shah ,