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Kamala Harris to skip Al Smith dinner, a traditional stop for major presidential candidates

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The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner is named for the former New York governor, a Democrat and the first Roman Catholic to be nominated for president by a major party in 1928 .

It has become a tradition for presidential candidates since Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy appeared together in 1960 .

Donald Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a question about whether he would attend the dinner.

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