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Betsy and Arlene are two kind-hearted [[The Ditz|but not overly bright]] best friends who, in sneaking out late at night to post an entry to a 'meet Bobby Sherman' contest, inadvertently cause the Watergate break-in to be discovered. Later, on a school trip to the White House, they are recognised and spirited away to be interrogated, which indirectly results in them meeting [[Richard Nixon]] face to face. Nixon, recognising their lack of interest in politics of any kind but their great interest in petting his dog Checkers, buys their silence by naming them the 'official White House dog walkers', meaning that they are present for all the major moments of Nixon's presidency.
But their naive loyalty is shattered when they discover evidence that Nixon is mean to his dog (oh, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and of his large-scale criminal activities and corruption]]) and vow to bring him down. And so, with the help of the title of Betty's brother's favourite porn movie and the bungling Woodward and Bernstein of the ''Washington Post'', [[Mysterious Informant|Deep Throat]] is born...
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{{quote| '''Nixon''':... [[Jerkass|Who]]?}}
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: By the time of Watergate, Checkers was long dead and Nixon had different dogs, but of course, Checkers is the one most associated with him.
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: It's the fact that Nixon is mean to his dog that gets the girls ''really'' outraged.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Henry Kissinger gets no respect from anyone.
* [[Casting Gag]]: Both Dan Hedeya and [[Saul Rubinek]] had minor roles in Oliver Stone's ''[[Nixon]]'', a 1995 biopic of Nixon. In this movie, they're promoted to [[Richard Nixon]] and Henry Kissinger respectively.
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* [[The Greatest Story Never Told]]: Because Woodward and Bernstein are too embarassed they brought down the White House with the help of two teenage dog walkers.
* [[Hey
** And his partner Bernstein is played by [[The Kids in The Hall|Bruce McCulloch]].
** Jim Breuer is John Dean, Dave Foley is Bob Halderman, and his son is played by a very young Ryan Reynolds.
** The [[Expy]] of Larry King that is interviewing Woodward and Bernstein is French Stewart.
* [[Hippie Teacher]]: Arlene's teacher.
* [[Historical
** Additionally, the marijuana laced cookies the girls give Nixon help the talks with Leonid Brezhnev go smoothly, leading to the end of the [[Vietnam War]]; the eighteen minute gap in Nixon's tapes is because Arlene confessed her love for him on it and he erased the confession; and the two give Nixon the idea to do the [[V Sign]].
* [[Intentionally Awkward Title]]
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