DIZZY GILLESPIE, AN ESTABLISHED JAZZ TRUMPETTER, ran for president in 1964.
Gillespie declared himself a write-in candidate and joked that he would rename the White House "The Blues House" if elected. Less jokingly, he supported ending the war in Vietnam.
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