 In 1963, people were already worried about the CIA's extraordinary use of its powers. In the New York Times, author Kroc wrote in October 1963 that if ever there would be a coup in the United States, it would, quote, come from the CIA and not the Pentagon. The CIA, Kroc wrote, was a malignancy on the body politic. It is difficult to imagine such words being printed in the Times today. So profoundly has our freedom of the press eroded.