Address To Congress

President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama had a simple reminder: "We are not quitters."

President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. The president promised in the first prime-time speech of his term, "We will rebuild, we will recover and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before."

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talk behind President Barack Obama during his address in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Obama optimistically sketched an agenda that began with jobs, then broadened quickly to include a stable credit system, better schools, health care reform, reliable domestic sources of energy and an end to the war in Iraq.

President Barack Obama waves after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is applauded in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, prior to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.

President Barack Obama hugs Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama greets Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as he arrives on the floor to address a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. center, laughs prior to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Sen. Byron, D-N.D. is at right.

Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., center, greets Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., D-Ill., prior to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, pose with Philadelphia Police Officer Richard DeCoatsworth during the address in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009. Vice President Biden invited Decoatsworth to Washington to witness Obama's address. He was shot in the face during a traffic stop in September 2007. Despite the wound, he was able to chase down and arrest his attacker.

First lady Michelle Obama hugs Ty'Sheoma Bethea of Dillon, S.C., in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, prior to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress. Bethea, an eighth-grade student, wrote Congress for help in repairing her dilapidated school, telling lawmakers that she and her fellow students will rise above their conditions because, "We are not quitters."

Capt. Chelsey Sullenberger salutes in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009, while being introduced prior to President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.

President Barack Obama gestures after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.

President Barack Obama leaves after his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009.