U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question at the Fiscal Responsibility Summit at the White House in Washington February 23, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will tell Americans in his first major speech since his inauguration that “we will rebuild, we will recover” from the worst economic crisis in decades.

“What is required now is for this country to pull together, confront boldly the challenges we face and take responsibility for our future once more,” Obama will tell a joint session of Congress according to advance excerpts of his speech.