SCOUT· 33%39m·2026-11-13·Arts Culture100 Objects #24: White House Solar Panels
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter took to the roof of the White House to announce the installation of 32 solar panels. In that speech, he outlined all the things that they could become: a curiosity, a museum piece, one of our nation's most potent and enduring symbols of a road not taken, or the start of a great…
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