Subject: President Obama Is Headed to Cuba
From: "White House Snapshot" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:28:27 -0600

Here's what's going on at the White House today.

THE SNAPSHOT
Thursday, February 18, 2016

 

 
 Follow Along: Today's Schedule

All times are Eastern Time (ET)

10:00 am: The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing

11:15 am: The President honors the 2015 NHL Champion Chicago Blackhawks 
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11:30 am: The Vice President will tour the Union Depot Transportation Hub in St. Paul, Minnesota. This tour will be pooled press

12:00 pm: The Vice President will deliver remarks at the Union Depot Transportation Hub to commemorate the 7th Anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

12:30 pm: Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest and Deputy National Security Advisor For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes 
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2:05 pm: The President meets with African American faith and civil rights leaders

4:40 pm: The President and the First Lady host a reception in recognition of African American History Month 
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Big News: President Obama Is Headed to Cuba

On March 21, President Obama and the First Lady will travel to Cuba. He will be the first American President since Calvin Coolidge in 1928 to visit Cuba. 
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Get the full story on how we got to this point in the history of U.S.-Cuba relations. 

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey DeLaurentis watch as Marines raise the American flag at the Ambassador's residence in Havana, Cuba, on August 14, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

 
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Seven Years After the Recovery Act: The Vice President's Trip Up the Mississippi to Check in on America's Communities' Infrastructure 

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Seven years ago today, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It represented the largest clean-energy investment in our nation's history and the biggest public works project since the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System.

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READ THE VICE PRESIDENT'S POST ON MEDIUM 

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First Lady Michelle Obama: Let's Change the Conversation Around Mental Health 

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Far too often the stigma around mental health prevents people who need help from seeking it.

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READ THE FIRST LADY'S OP-ED 

 
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"We still have differences with the Cuban government that I will raise directly. America will always stand for human rights around the world." -- 
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President Obama on his upcoming trip to Cuba 

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