PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JOSH EARNEST, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR BEN RHODES, FORMER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CARLOS GUTIERREZ, PAYPAL CEO DAN SCHULMAN AND AIRBNB CEO BRIAN CHESKY Press Filing Center Havana, Cuba 6:10 P.M. CST MR. EARNEST:  Good evening,…

Palace of the Revolution Havana, Cuba 2:18 P.M. CST PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Buenas tardes.  President Castro, to you, the Cuban government and the Cuban people, thank you for the welcome that you have extended to me, to my family, and to…

12:52 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Happy Friday.  I do not have anything to do at the top, so we can go straight to your questions.     Darlene, would you like to…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  2:04 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you decked out in your green today for St. Patrick’s Day, at least many of you.     Q    As you.…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:50 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Always fun to cover a little history, right?  This has made plenty of news today.  I don’t think I have anything to add to it at this point.  But…

PRESS CALL BY BEN RHODES, DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; AMBASSADOR JEFFREY DeLAURENTIS, CHARGÉ de AFFAIRES, U.S. EMBASSY IN CUBA; AND MARK FEIERSTEIN, NSC SENIOR DIRECTOR FOR WESTERN HEMISPHERE AFFAIRS TO PREVIEW THE PRESIDENT’S TRAVEL TO CUBA AND ARGENTINA     Via…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  **Please see below for a correction and addendum, marked with an asterisk. 1:25 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I apologize for the tardy start today.  I do not have any opening comments,…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  1:05 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Nice to see you all.  Welcome to Daylight Savings Time.  Glad you all made it.  I do not have any opening comments, so we can…

Aboard Air Force One En Route Austin, Texas **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk.   12:05 P.M. EST   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome aboard Air Force One as we make our way deep…

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room  12:46 P.M. EST   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  I do not have any announcements at the top, so we can go straight to questions.  Darlene, would you like to start?   Q  …