Library of Congress
Loc: u.s. Statutes at Large: The Ballinger Pinchot Affair
Background information summarizing the Ballinger-Pinchot disagreement and links to primary source document that resulted from an investigation.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Howard Taft: Domestic Affairs
Find out why William Howard Taft's domestic policies were not as progressive as those of his predecessor, Theodore Roosevelt.
Ohio State University
E History: Ballinger Pinchot Controversy
A brief, but thorough, explanation of the controversy and antagonism between Gifford Pinchot and Richard Ballinger concerning conservation and the government's role in protecting public land. Read how this issue caused a rift in the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Conservation Movement: Conservation Chronology 1908 1911
Scroll to the year 1910 to read about events surrounding the Ballinger-Pinchot disagreement and its effects on conservation policies.