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A GOP politician tried to use the Iran hostage crisis to help Reagan in the 1980 election. The man who accompanied him wants to come clean to Jimmy Carter: 'History needs to know that this happened'

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United States President Ronald W. Reagan in the Oval Office in 1985.
United States President Ronald W. Reagan in the Oval Office in 1985.

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

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Jimmy Carter installs solar panels on the White House
The dedication ceremony for solar panels installed on the roof of the West Wing on June 20, 1979.

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How Jimmy Carter helped to practically wipe the horrific Guinea worm parasite off the face of the earth

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Former US President Jimmy Carter.
Former US President Jimmy Carter.

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8 incredible things Jimmy Carter, the longest-living American president, did well into his 90s that prove age is just a number

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Jimmy Carter is showing no signs of slowing down.

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