1:12 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  Let’s start with a few quick announcements.  As you all know, the President will host, on April 12-13, the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center here in D.C.  I wanted to…

1:50 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON:  Hello.  Thank you all for joining us on this trip.  So just a little housekeeping at the top here.  Upon arrival in Maine, the President will be greeted by Governor Baldacci and his wife Karen;…

12:38 P.M. EDT MR. BURTON:  Hi, guys.  So we’re just going to go ahead and just get started. Q    Going to leap right in? MR. BURTON:  Yes. Q    So can we talk about the politics of the offshore drilling announcement?…

2:18 P.M. EDT Q    Sarkozy get here early? MR. GIBBS:  Oooh, all right.  Bonjour, Chuck.  I was going to say, I don’t know — Q    I was going to ask a question in French. MR. GIBBS:  Well, he probably won’t…

12:46 A.M. (Local) SENIOR ADMINSTRATION OFFICIAL:  So obviously the President just came from a stop at the hospital.  Before that he had a pretty quick meeting, about 15 minutes, maybe 20; check in with Ambassador Eikenberry and General McChrystal.  After…

10:53 A.M. EDT SECRETARY CLINTON:  Well, thank you all very much.  This is a good day for America and our security.  And as President Obama just reiterated, it is one of the highest priorities of the Obama administration to pursue…

12:23 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:   Fire away. Q    Anything new about the Russians? MR. GIBBS:  No, nothing new from yesterday.  I expect that — well, we’re hopeful to have a call with President Medvedev in the next few days and…

12:40 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:  Good afternoon.  Unusually quiet.  One quick announcement before I take your questions.  President Obama spoke today by video teleconference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as…

2:50 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:  Settle down. Q    Okay, now what?  (Laughter.) MR. GIBBS:  Now we wait for everybody to take their seats, right?  Isn’t that what the — shuffle in, shuffle in.  Paging Jake Tapper.  Paging Jake Tapper.  I…

12:52 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS:  Thank you guys for coming to class being moved outside.  I hope you’re wearing your sunscreen.  I put SFP 30 on three times, so that’s 90, for any of you keeping track at home. This…