Jimmy Carter's green energy vision and White House solar panel installation - in pictures

  • 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
    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
    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
    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 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 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    The Carters at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. AP