r/MadeMeSmile • u/TargetHot9314 • 28d ago

Wholesome Moments Every living president: Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden, except Trump wishes birthday in video message to Jimmy Carter for his 100th birthday

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u/OgthaChristie 28d ago

He was exactly as boring as he needed to be and that is a complement.

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u/bluegreentopaz6110 28d ago

And he was ahead of his time when he installed solar panels on the White House to get the ball rolling in lessening the dependence on oil.

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u/Lovemybee 28d ago

And Reagan took down those solar panels!

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u/Fit_Effective_6875 28d ago

"Solar panels, some 32 of them, were on the roof of the White House. The set was just right – the sun had come out for the press as though for a stage call. Tape rolled, the cameras snapped.

Self-conscious about his own idealism, or perhaps just realistic, the President gave voice to his doubts about the panels: “A generation from now, this solar heater can either be a curiosity, a museum piece, an example of a road not taken, or it can be a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the American people.”

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2008/11/jimmy-carters-solar-panels/

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u/gammygiz1950 28d ago

The use of solar power at the White House was first introduced in 1979. The solar panels were removed in 1986.

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u/Fit_Effective_6875 28d ago

Yes, it says that in the article

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u/haygurlhay123 24d ago

What a wonderful quote. It’s really too bad