President Jimmy Carter unveils 32 solar panels that were installed on the roof of the West Wing of the White House on June 20, 1979. Photo: Universal History Archive via Getty
Mr Carter was the first US president to install solar panels at the White House. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
American drivers queue for petrol during the 1973 oil crisis. Mr Carter's term in office came at a time of several energy shocks. AP
Mr Carter unveils the solar panels at the White House. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Mr Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, immediately had the panels removed. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Mr Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister at the time, at the White House in Washington in 1982. AP
Former US president Jimmy Carter's solar farm in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. AFP
The solar farm provides enough power for about half the tiny town of Plains. AFP
Mr Carter and his wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their solar panel project in Plains in 2017. AP
The Carters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. AP
President Jimmy Carter unveils 32 solar panels that were installed on the roof of the West Wing of the White House on June 20, 1979. Photo: Universal History Archive via Getty
Mr Carter was the first US president to install solar panels at the White House. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
American drivers queue for petrol during the 1973 oil crisis. Mr Carter's term in office came at a time of several energy shocks. AP
Mr Carter unveils the solar panels at the White House. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Mr Carter's successor, Ronald Reagan, immediately had the panels removed. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Mr Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister at the time, at the White House in Washington in 1982. AP
Former US president Jimmy Carter's solar farm in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. AFP
The solar farm provides enough power for about half the tiny town of Plains. AFP
Mr Carter and his wife Rosalynn arrive for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for their solar panel project in Plains in 2017. AP
The Carters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. AP
Jimmy Carter's green energy vision and White House solar panel installation - in pictures
