▁T ues day , ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁first ▁annual ▁address , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁presented ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C , ▁by ▁a ▁cl erk . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁speak ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress , ▁because ▁he ▁thought ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁him ▁seem ▁like ▁a ▁king . ▁ ▁He ▁said , ▁" Wh ilst ▁we ▁dev out ly ▁return ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁benef ic ent ▁Being ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁pleased ▁to ▁bre at he ▁into ▁them ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁conc ili ation ▁and ▁forg iveness , ▁we ▁are ▁bound ▁with ▁peculiar ▁grat itude ▁to ▁be ▁thank ful ▁to ▁Him ▁that ▁our ▁own ▁peace ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁through ▁so ▁per il ous ▁a ▁season , ▁and ▁ourselves ▁permitted ▁quietly ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁the ▁earth ▁and ▁to ▁practice ▁and ▁improve ▁those ▁arts ▁which ▁tend ▁to ▁increase ▁our ▁comfort s ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁address ▁Jefferson ▁proc laimed ▁the ▁Washington ▁Do ctrine ▁of ▁Un stable ▁Al li ances . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁addresses ▁Category : Pres iden cy ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁Category : Work s ▁by ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁State ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Address ▁Category : 7 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁Category : Dec ember ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁events <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁following ▁television ▁stations ▁operate ▁on ▁virtual ▁channel ▁ 4 2 ▁in ▁Canada : ▁▁ ▁C FT