President Jimmy Carter dedicating the solar-thermal panels on the roof of the White House, 20 June 1979. Source and more on the story at https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/solar-panels-and-the-white-house

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   The first Sun Day was held on May 3, 1978, as designated by President Jimmy Carter.

   Carter had installed 32 solar-thermal panels on the roof of the White House.

   Carter had presented an ambitious plan to put America on a path to 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2000!

   Then came Reagan and his fossil-fueled lobby who removed the panels and strangled clean energy tax credits and research funds.

   https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-4558-sun-day-1978
   https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-forgotten-story-of-jimmy-carters-white-house-solar-panels/
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