--- title: Full Text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's Campaign Launch in Louisiana description: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal launched his presidential campaign Wednesday. Here is a transcript. canonical: https://time.com/3934818/bobby-jindal-campaign-launch-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-24T21:52:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:23:09.431Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Full Text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's Campaign Launch og:description: Here's what he told supporters at the Pontchartrain Center. og:url: https://time.com/3934818/bobby-jindal-campaign-launch-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aba5dc59cc0563a/69885845e20a879ea2a8c03b/bobby-jindal-campaign1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3788 og:image:height: 2131 og:image:alt: Republican presidential candidate and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Kenner, Louisiana on June 24, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Full Text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's Campaign Launch twitter:description: Here's what he told supporters at the Pontchartrain Center. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4aba5dc59cc0563a/69885845e20a879ea2a8c03b/bobby-jindal-campaign1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. Bobby Jindal's Campaign Launch > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: September 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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Bobby Jindal has his work cut out for him in a large and growing 2016 GOP field._ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 24, 2015 9:52 PM UTC by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jun 24, 2015 9:52 PM UTC Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal launched his presidential campaign Wednesday with a speech at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Louisiana. Here is a transcript for the full remarks. --- > “” --- ## Transcript Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal announced he is officially running for President in 2016. The announcement came in the form of videos like this one of him and his wife telling his children he is running. Okay, if we move to the white house, you can have a puppy. Really? Yay. Jindal at one time was considered an upcoming star in the GOP. In a party looking for diversity, his parents are immigrants from India, although Jindal rejects the term Indian- American, and has Called for the end of hyphenated Americans. He was Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services under George W. Bush. He was also elected to Congress in 2005, and served until 2008, when he then became the Governor of Louisiana. Felt lately Jindal's popularity has been dwindling. He has been pulling dead last among 2016 Republican hopefuls, and his approval ratings are even slipping in his home state. We don't just need a Republican in the White House, we need a Republican who's gonna make big changes. Still, he's been acting like a candidate for a while now. He has already been traveling to early primary states and giving interviews. Now, Jindal has his work cut out for him. 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