Amid the energy crisis of the 1970s, President Jimmy Carter hoped to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.

Praise for Carter's deployment of hot water solar panels ignores, among other things, his promotion of coal and synthetic ...

The need for alternative sources of energy and a desire for energy independence prompted President Jimmy Carter to install the first solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald ...

By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They were removed just ...

In 1979, the Carter administration installed 32 solar panels at the white house. The panels, which were used to heat water, were dismantled during the Reagan Era and remained in storage until they ...

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House. Amid an energy crisis, Carter hoped to reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil. President Ronald Reagan ...

After President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of ... The fate of Carter's White House solar panels exemplifies how presidents can use their power to undo the work of previous administrations.

The peanut farmer turned president, who died Sunday at 100, put solar panels on the White House and once spent 89 seconds ...

The former president, who has died aged 100, famously installed thermal solar panels on the roof of the White House in 1979.

In the renewable energy arena, Jimmy Carter is perhaps best known for having solar panels installed on the roof of the White ...

As a young naval officer in the 1950s, Jimmy Carter helped contain ... he was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. Below are more facts about ...