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Why did President Taft fire Gifford Pinchot for insubordination?​

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Answer: Pinchot accused Taft's secretary of the interior, Richard A. Ballinger, of having planned to give public lands in Alaska to a private business group for his own profit.

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Pinchot accused Taft's secretary of the interior, Richard A. Ballinger, of having planned to give public lands in Alaska to a private business group for his own profit.

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