Whitewater controversy Whitewater controversy The Whitewater controversy, Whitewater scandal, or simply Whitewater, was an American political controversy of the 1990s. It began with an investigation into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation. This failed business venture was incorporated in 1979 with the purpose of developing vacation properties on land along the White River near Flippin, Arkansas. A March 1992 "New York Times" article published during the 1992 U.S. presidential campaign reported that the Clintons, then governor and first lady of Arkansas, had invested and lost money
Whitewater River (Kansas) Whitewater River (Kansas) The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Walnut River in southern Kansas in the United States. Via the Walnut and Arkansas Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has also been known as Whitewater Creek. The Whitewater River rises in southern Marion County (southeast of Peabody) and flows southwardly into Butler County, past the towns of Potwin and Towanda, then joins the Walnut River at Augusta. In Butler County, the river collects the West Branch Whitewater River, which rises in Harvey County and