The last president to declare an energy emergency was Jimmy Carter, who in 1977 called U.S. efforts to confront a domestic energy crisis the “moral equivalent of war.” Carter famously wore a sweater in another 1977 speech in which he stressed conservation to combat energy shortages.

Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered for his kindness, character and compassion at his funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington. Former Presidents Obama, Clinton, Bush and Trump were among those in attendance along with President Biden,

Jimmy Carter, a U.S. president who served only one term but was widely admired for his humanitarian work after leaving the White House, was remembered during his state funeral on Thursday as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics.