The 51 first place winning state posters are on exhibit in Washington, D.C., for several months. Photographs of the winning posters with the artist and school's name are displayed in major airports across the United States. 55 million Americans own U.S. savings bonds. U.S. savings bonds are the single most widely-held security in the world. In 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt bought the first Series EE savings bond launching the most successful savings campaign in American history.
Interest earned on savings bonds is exempt from state and local income tax.
Savings bonds can be purchased at most banks and other financial institutions. Posters helped promote the sale of savings bonds from World War II and are still used today to promote savings bonds. The American Association of School Administrators, American Federation of Teachers, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Education Association, and National School of Public Relations Association. Chevron is the national sponsor of the 1998 contest.