--- title: Transcript: Read Full Text of Rick Perry's Campaign Launch description: Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Dallas Thursday. canonical: https://time.com/3909562/rick-perry-campaign-launch-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-04T18:03:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:55:51.582Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Full Text of Rick Perry Campaign Launch og:description: Here's what he told supporters in Dallas. og:url: https://time.com/3909562/rick-perry-campaign-launch-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafa18f2fb8f9c475/6988531235ba6f2e36c0d949/rick-perry-campaign-launch2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks to supporters after announcing that he will run for president in 2016 June 4, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Rick Perry is the tenth Republican to join the race for president in 2016, and also ran for the presidency in 201 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Full Text of Rick Perry Campaign Launch twitter:description: Here's what he told supporters in Dallas. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltafa18f2fb8f9c475/6988531235ba6f2e36c0d949/rick-perry-campaign-launch2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Transcript: Read Full Text of Rick Perry's Campaign Launch by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 4, 2015 6:03 PM UTC  Former Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks to supporters after announcing that he will run for president in 2016 June 4, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Rick Perry is the tenth Republican to join the race for president in 2016, and also ran for the presidency in 2012. Former Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks to supporters after announcing that he will run for president in 2016 June 4, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Rick Perry is the tenth Republican to join the race for president in 2016, and also ran for the presidency in 2012.Ron Jenkins—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 4, 2015 6:03 PM UTC Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry [launched his bid](http://time.com/3909057/rick-perry-2016-campaign-launch/) for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Dallas Thursday. 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