BI , ▁and ▁as ▁black mail ing ▁President ▁Mon ck ton ▁( ob viously ▁based ▁on ▁N ixon ) ▁into ▁keeping ▁him ▁on , ▁by ▁playing ▁him ▁secret ly ▁recorded ▁t apes ▁of ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁the ▁Water gate ▁break - in . ▁The ▁writer ▁Ehr lich man ▁had ▁been ▁conv icted ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁break - in ▁and ▁cover up . ▁ ▁Hel ms ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁actor ▁Sam ▁Water ston ▁in ▁a ▁memor able ▁scene ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁film ▁N ixon , ▁deleted ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁release ▁but ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁director ' s ▁cut ▁DVD . ▁ ▁The ▁character ▁Richard ▁Hay es , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁actor ▁Lee ▁P ace ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁film ▁The ▁Good ▁She ph erd , ▁was ▁based ▁lo os ely ▁on ▁Hel ms . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Articles ▁ ▁“ The ▁( Re ally ) ▁Qu iet ▁American ”. ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Church ▁Committee ▁ ▁Deput y ▁Director ▁for ▁Pl ans ▁ ▁Director ▁of ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁ ▁Rock ef eller ▁Commission ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Int elligence ▁Community ▁ ▁Richard ▁M . ▁B iss ell ▁ ▁William ▁J . ▁Case y ▁ ▁William ▁Col by ▁ ▁Allen ▁D ul les ▁ ▁Des mond ▁Fitz ger ald ▁ ▁Ros co e ▁Hill en ko etter ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Kar am ess ines ▁ ▁John ▁McC one ▁ ▁William ▁Rab orn ▁ ▁James ▁Schles