▁after ▁his ▁dram atic ▁fall ▁from ▁power , ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁amb assador ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁sh ah ' s ▁hospital ▁room ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁couple ▁hosted ▁a ▁small ▁dinner ▁party ▁at ▁their ▁residence ▁near ▁Washington , ▁with ▁special ▁guests ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Nancy . ▁Yet ▁first ▁federal ▁security ▁officers ▁arrived ▁to ▁inspect ▁the ▁house , ▁survey ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁and ▁sample ▁the ▁menu . ▁Tw enty - three ▁vehicles ▁came ▁bearing ▁the ▁guests . ▁ ▁Although ▁a ▁reader ▁of ▁sp y ▁nov els ▁for ▁di version , ▁as ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁intelligence ▁field , ▁reported ly ▁Hel ms ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁one ▁well - known ▁novel ▁in ▁particular . ▁The ▁c yn ic ism , ▁violence , ▁bet ray al , ▁and ▁desp air ▁in ▁The ▁Sp y ▁Who ▁C ame ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁Cold ▁( 1 9 6 3 ) ▁by ▁John ▁le ▁Car ré ▁off ended ▁Hel ms . ▁As ▁a ▁leader ▁of ▁profession als , ▁Hel ms ▁considered ▁trust ▁as ▁essential ▁to ▁intelligence ▁work . ▁So ▁strong ▁was ▁his ▁negative ▁reaction ▁that ▁Hel ms ' ▁son ▁Dennis ▁said ▁he ▁" det ested " ▁this ▁novel . ▁Yet ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁Hel ms ▁included ▁books ▁by ▁le ▁Car ré ▁among ▁" the ▁better ▁sp y ▁nov els " ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s . ▁ ▁While ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁O SS ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁in