--- description: Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee launched his presidential campaign with a speech at George Mason University. Here is a transcript. title: Read Full Text of Lincoln Chafee Campaign Launch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284da8d4f9f84be/698852e95f570f3660b1bcb2/gettyimages-475778562.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Lincoln Chafee](/tag/lincoln-chafee/) ## Lincoln Chafee Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. Lincoln Chafee's Campaign Launch by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 10:50 PM CUT  Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) announces his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at George Mason University June 3, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Chafee joins Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley in seeking the Democratic nomination. Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) announces his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at George Mason University June 3, 2015 in Arlington, Virginia. Chafee joins Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley in seeking the Democratic nomination.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2015 10:50 PM CUT Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee [launched his presidential campaign](http://time.com/3907731/lincoln-chafee-announces-presidential-run/ "undefined") Wednesday evening morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Here is a transcript of the full remarks, as prepared for delivery. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3908373/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-lincoln-chafees-campaign-launch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3908373/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-lincoln-chafees-campaign-launch/"},"headline":"Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. Lincoln Chafee's Campaign Launch","datePublished":"2015-06-03T22:50:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:53:45.067Z","description":"Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee launched his presidential campaign with a speech at George Mason University. Here is a transcript.","url":"https://time.com/3908373/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-lincoln-chafees-campaign-launch/","keywords":["Lincoln Chafee","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284da8d4f9f84be/698852e95f570f3660b1bcb2/gettyimages-475778562.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284da8d4f9f84be/698852e95f570f3660b1bcb2/gettyimages-475778562.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sen. Lincoln Chafee Enters Presidential Race","caption":"Sen. Lincoln Chafee Enters Presidential Race","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/lincoln-chafee/","name":"Lincoln Chafee"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3908373/transcript-read-full-text-of-gov-lincoln-chafees-campaign-launch/","name":"Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. Lincoln Chafee's Campaign Launch"}}]}] ```