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Stumbled on this today. True? Dunno, but a great story.


In the 60s, "establishment" types liked Louis Armstrong for being "America's Goodwill Ambassador". They didn't know that Armstrong was a lifelong pot smoker. He called it his "antidote to racism".Richard Nixon particularly was friends with Satchmo.

Once in 1959, Vice President Nixon had just landed at NY's Idyllwild Airport, when his aides mentioned Louis Armstrong had just landed at another gate. It would be a great photo-op for Nixon to greet Armstrong back home to America.

Louis had just arrived from Kingston, Jamaica. He had 3 pounds of high quality pot in his carry-on. He was wondering how he was going to sneak it through customs, when there was the Vice President at the Gate!

" Hi'ya Satchmo! Welcome home! Here, let me carry that bag for you!"
Armstrong said he had the easiest time though customs that he ever had.