--- 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. Here is a transcript of his full remarks. canonical: https://time.com/3966802/john-kasich-campaign-launch-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-21T21:58:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:12.198Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read the Speech That Launched John Kasich's 2016 Campaign og:description: Here's what he told supporters at The Ohio State University. og:url: https://time.com/3966802/john-kasich-campaign-launch-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a73d55bb49d8ddd/69885bc88e060170014617a5/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4360 og:image:height: 2453 og:image:alt: Republican U.S. presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination during a kickoff rally in Columbus og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read the Speech That Launched John Kasich's 2016 Campaign twitter:description: Here's what he told supporters at The Ohio State University. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5a73d55bb49d8ddd/69885bc88e060170014617a5/john-kasich.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Transcript: Read Full Text of Gov. John Kasich's Campaign Launch by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2015 9:58 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Governor John Kasich formally announces his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.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. 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