Jimmy Carter was the first president to install White House solar panels, then Ronald Reagan removed them. Here's what happened.

The dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the roof of the West Wing on June 20, 1979.

Billy Shaddix/Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum/NARA

• 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 removed the solar panels in 1986.

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