First presidency of Fernando Belaúnde of socialist-leaning military, led by General Juan Velasco Alvarado, at the time President of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru. At the dawn of October 3, 1968, the approach of the three army tanks arrived to the main square. From the Government Palace, Fernando Belaúnde called the ministers of War, Navy and Aeronautics and asked them to take more drastic measures. The army broke the gates and entered the Government Palace, then a group of soldiers under Commander Enrique Gallegos arrived at the rooms and they drove Belaúnde to a truck that brought him to the Armored
The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 is a 1969 book by American author Joe McGinniss. It was published by Trident Press in October, 1969. The title is a play on the Making of the President books by Theodore White. The book describes the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign. It has been described as "a classic of political journalism" and a "classic of campaign reporting that first introduced many readers to the stage-managed world of political theater." It was reprinted in 1988 under the title "The Selling of the President". McGinniss