Holidays at The White House 2010
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Thomas Jefferson: Response to Danbury Baptist Association
January 1, 1802 (over 222 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson in response to a letter from the Danbury Baptist Association takes the opportunity to reinforce to all his belief in the value of a wall separating church and state.
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Thomas Jefferson: Address to the Brothers of Choctaw Nation
December 17, 1803 (over 220 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson speaks to members of the Choctaw Nation. The Indians have proposed the sale of land to erase debts owed to merchants and Jefferson expresses interest in their land that borders the Mississippi river. He expresses his pleasure with the inroads they have made in husbandry.
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Thomas Jefferson: Address to Brother Handsome Lake
November 3, 1802 (over 221 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson responds to a request from Native American Indian leader Brother Lake that Jefferson intervene to stop the sale of alcohol to his people as alcoholism grows. Jefferson takes the opportunity to reiterate the United States' desire to buy land if the Indians desire to sell.
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Thomas Jefferson: Special Message to Congress on the Gun Boats
February 10, 1807 (about 217 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson makes the argument to Congress for the requisition of up to 200 gun boats for the defense of the Nations coastal cities and towns.
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Thomas Jefferson: Proclamation in Response to the Chesapeake Affair
July 2, 1807 (almost 217 years ago)In the wake of the British's attack on the frigate Chesapeake, President Thomas Jefferson issues a proclamation barring British vessels from the United States' waters.
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Thomas Jefferson: Special Message to Congress on Foreign Policy
December 6, 1805 (over 218 years ago)In a special message to Congress, President Thomas Jefferson speaks to foreign affairs with France and Spain, including deliberations over reparations to be paid to citizens of the United States whose property was taken agains their will, as well as the delineation of the boundaries of Lousiana.
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Thomas Jefferson: Address to the Chiefs of the Cherokee Nation
January 10, 1806 (over 218 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson speaks of his contentment with the progress that the Cherokees have made in their lifestyle changes toward homesteading, and warns that their young warriors must abandon their violence with their neighbors.
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Thomas Jefferson: Message to the Inhabitants of Albemarle County
April 3, 1809 (about 215 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson, upon a warm homecoming, conveys his desire to let 'younger and abler' minds take over the stewardship of the Country so that he may enjoy retirement close to friends and neighbors of the place of his birth.
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Thomas Jefferson: Address to the Wolf and the People of the Mandan Nation
December 30, 1806 (over 217 years ago)President Thomas Jefferson receives representatives from the Mandan Nation and speaks of his desire for them to act as one family, abandoning war in favor of trade.
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