You may not remember this but in 1979, President Jimmy Carter installed solar panels on the roof of the White House West Wing.
But in 1986, President Ronald Reagan took the solar panels down when the White House roof was being repaired. They were never reinstalled.
Source:
http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/06/jimmy_carters_solar_panels_hel_1.html
