    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [December 16, 1999]
    [Page 2324]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Videotaped Remarks on the Celebration for ``America's Millennium''
    December 16, 1999

        I want to invite all Americans to join Hillary and me for
    ``America's Millennium,'' a spectacular 3-day celebration in our
    Nation's Capital to ring in a new year, new century, new millennium.
    Join us in honoring our past and imagining the future, by kicking off
    the celebration at 11 a.m. on December 31st with an opening ceremony at
    the Main Street Millennium stage at 12th and Constitution. Enjoy free
    performances and programs at many of the Smithsonian museums, and food
    and fun at the city's block party.
        Usher in the year 2000 at America's Millennium Gala at the Lincoln
    Memorial, beginning at 9 p.m. It will include a stirring concert, a
    premiere of a film on the 20th century by Steven Spielberg, and a spectacular finale of lights and fireworks. All
    events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 1-
    888-294-2100 or log onto Americasmillennium.gov.
        From my family to yours, happy new year and a happy new millennium.

    Note: The address was videotaped at approximately 10 a.m. in the
    Roosevelt Room for later broadcast, and the transcript was released by
    the Office of the Press Secretary on December 21. A tape was not
    available for verification of the content of this address.