Two of the central figures in a 1980s White House scandal have married, nearly 40 years after becoming famous during televised congressional hearings.
Oliver North, a Marine lieutenant colonel working for the National Security Council, and his secretary, Fawn Hall, shredded documents in an attempt to cover up what became known as the Iran-Contra affair.
They later testified in front of Congress and became two of the most recognisable government employees connected to the secret sale of weapons to Iran and the funnelling of the proceeds to anti-communist guerrillas in Central America.
North, 81, and Hall, 61, married last month in Virginia, according to US media reports and public records.
Beginning in the early 1980s, senior officials in the administration of President Ronald Reagan facilitated arms sales to Iran in the hopes of encouraging Iranian-backed Hezbollah to free US hostages being held in Lebanon.
At the time, the US had an arms embargo on Iran and outwardly tried to discourage other nations from selling weapons to the Iranian government.
Money from the secret sales were funnelled to the Contras, a right-wing militia battling Nicaragua’s left-wing Sandinista government, despite a US ban on funding Nicaraguan groups.
In 1987, Reagan said he was unaware of the full extent of the arms sales but took “full responsibility” for the actions of his administration.
North was involved in the weapons deals, and he and Hall smuggled documents out of the White House and shredded them in an attempt to hide evidence.
The pair testified during widely televised congressional hearings later that year.
Hall was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony. North was removed from his post and convicted of three felony charges, but was later acquitted on appeal.
The investigation led to a range of criminal charges, although all those convicted in connection with the scandal were later pardoned by Reagan’s successor, President George H W Bush.
North went on to become a conservative activist, talk show host and president of the National Rifle Association.
Their marriage was first reported by the national security blog SpyTalk, which reported that the pair reunited at funeral of North’s first wife last year.
The BBC attempted to contact the couple for comment.