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Which of the following was NOT an issue in the presidential election of 1960?

a. defense spending
b. Kennedy's religion
c. international affairs
d. Nixon's religion

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D. Nixon's religion
Nobody cared about Nixon's religion, but they did care about Kennedy's. John Kennedy was a Roman Catholic and there had never been a Catholic in the presidency, so Americans worried about this fact.
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