--- title: Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. John Kasich's Campaign Launch description: Ohio Gov. John Kasich launched his presidential campaign with a speech at The Ohio State University. 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Aaron Bernstein—Reuters by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2015 9:58 PM UTC Ohio Gov. John Kasich [launched his campaign](http://time.com/3965946/john-kascih-republican-president/) for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a speech at The Ohio State University. Here is a transcript of the full remarks. --- > “” --- ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3966802/john-kasich-campaign-launch-transcript/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3966802/john-kasich-campaign-launch-transcript/"},"headline":"Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. John Kasich's Campaign Launch","datePublished":"2015-07-21T21:58:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:47:12.198Z","description":"Ohio Gov. John Kasich launched his presidential campaign with a speech at The Ohio State University. 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