The Mars Millenium Project, launched in January 1999, is an interdisciplinary learning program that engages kindergarten through high-school students in classrooms and youth groups throughout the United States to work together to design a livable community on Mars in the year 2030. Working in teams and with educators, community leaders and others, young people will weave the arts, science and the humanities into an exploration of their own communities and then apply what they learn to the future.

As part of their leadership in the observance of the Millennium, the President and the First Lady have made the White House a venue for showcasing American creativity and innovation in the arts, humanities and sciences. Millennium Evenings at the White House are a series of lectures and discussions, led by the First Lady and the President, that explore our history, the riches of America's poetry and music, and meaning of scientific discoveries.

Save America's Treasures enlists enthusiastic support from many citizens and private groups. The First Lady serves as honorary chair of the Millennium Committee to Save America's Treasures which, in cooperation with the National Trust for Historic Preservation has raised over $37 million in private funding to support preservation projects.