▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁ended ▁before ▁the ▁day ▁was ▁out ," ▁wrote ▁Hel ms ▁later . ▁ ▁L B J : ▁T ues day ▁l unch ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁accurate ▁pro gn osis ▁concerning ▁the ▁duration , ▁log istics , ▁and ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁of ▁June , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Hel ms ' ▁practical ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁President , ▁Ly nd on ▁B aines ▁Johnson , ▁became ▁evident . ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁status ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁in ▁coming . ▁Hel ms ▁soon ▁took ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁table ▁where ▁the ▁president ' s ▁top ▁advis ors ▁discussed ▁foreign ▁policy ▁issues : ▁the ▁regular ▁T ues day ▁lun che ons ▁with ▁L B J . ▁Hel ms ▁un ab ash edly ▁called ▁it ▁" the ▁h ott est ▁ticket ▁in ▁town ". ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁C IA ▁historian , ▁Hel ms ▁re called ▁that ▁following ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁he ▁and ▁Johnson ▁had ▁engaged ▁in ▁inten se ▁private ▁convers ations ▁which ▁addressed ▁foreign ▁policy , ▁including ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Hel ms ▁went ▁on : ▁ ▁And ▁I ▁think ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁he ' d ▁made ▁up ▁his ▁mind ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁idea ▁to ▁tie ▁intelligence ▁into ▁the ▁inner ▁circle ▁of ▁his ▁policy - making ▁and ▁decision - making ▁process . ▁So ▁starting ▁from ▁that ▁time ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁inv ite ▁me ▁to