Cheeky campaign? Jazz trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie mounted a less-than-serious campaign for president of the United States in 1964. While he didn't get on any state's primary ballot, he did promise if elected to appoint Ray Charles as librarian of Congress and Louis Armstrong secretary of agriculture. His would-be running mate came from outside the world of music: Phyllis Diller.

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