(Quadratic) Gauss sums express square root of any integer as a sum of roots of unity (or of cosines of rational multiples of $2\pi$, if you will) with rational coefficients.
But Kronecker-Weber guarantees that any root of any integer can be expressed as a sum of that kind. What is the Is there corresponding formula for, say, $\sqrt[3]p$?
Upd. I'm sorry, but original question doesn't make much sense. The question I, perhaps, meant to ask is (as Matt E kindly points out) discussed in David Speyer's answer.
In particular, for $p=3k+1$ the cubic sum $\displaystyle\sum_{t\in\mathbb Z/p}\cos\left(\frac{2\pi t^3}p\right)$ is a root of the equation $x^3-3px-Ap=0$ where $4p=A^2+27B^2$ and $A\equiv 1\pmod 3$ (the discriminant of the cubic equation is $(27pB)^2$).