When commenting on the state of ethics in politics, Richard Nixon famously said: "Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too." And who would know better than Richard Nixon?
While he might be the most infamous example of a scandalous president, Nixon is not alone. The sad truth is that very few presidential administrations escape without some sort of controversy tarnishing their legacies.
With that in mind, InsideGov looked back at some of the biggest scandals to rock the American presidency. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list of every major political controversy, but it should give a broad sense of which presidents dealt with major scandals.
Without further ado, here are the scandalous presidents:
