Whitewater controversy
![Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton lived in this 980 square feet (91 m2) house in the Hillcrest neighborhood of Little Rock from 1977 to 1979 while he was Arkansas Attorney General.[8] The couple's modest circumstances led them to seek outside investment income.](/Images/godic/202502/20/HillaryRodhamBillClintonLittleRockHouse15354.jpg")
![The White River, near Flippin, Arkansas, and the intended site of the Whitewater Development Corporation's vacation homes.](/Images/godic/202502/20/White_River_Arkansas-15354.jpg")
![Hillary Rodham Clinton worked on the third floor of Rose Law Firm.[26] Her billing records from the mid-1980s would become the subject of intrigue during the Whitewater controversy.](/Images/godic/202502/20/RoseLawFirmRearCloseup5354.jpg")
The Whitewater controversy (also known as the Whitewater scandal, or simply Whitewater) began with investigations into the real estate investments of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their associates, Jim and Susan McDougal, in the Whitewater Development Corporation, a failed business venture in the 1970s and 1980s.