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Who was the president Roscoe had a deteriorating relationship with after he pursued civil service reform?

  • Rutherford B. Hayes

  • Chester A. Arthur

  • James A. Garfield

  • Ulysses S. Grant

Answer

Chester A. Arthur succeeded James Garfield as the 21st president of the United States, after Garfield's assassination. Initially having a cordial relationship, Arthur and Roscoe Conkling had a falling out over Conkling's resistance to civil service reform, leading to a deterioration in their relationship.
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