--- title: Republican Convention: Mike Pence Video and Transcript description: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence made his national debut with a speech at the Republican national convention with a self-deprecating speech. canonical: https://time.com/4416456/republican-convention-mike-pence-video-speech-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T04:19:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:25:19.408Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Mike Pence Speak at the Republican Convention og:description: Donald Trump's running mate makes his national debut. og:url: https://time.com/4416456/republican-convention-mike-pence-video-speech-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12aa72b27f74c756/69889cf4656a3f39adbcc623/mike-michael-pence-veep-donald-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-07-20-08.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL RNC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Mike Pence Speak at the Republican Convention twitter:description: Donald Trump's running mate makes his national debut. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12aa72b27f74c756/69889cf4656a3f39adbcc623/mike-michael-pence-veep-donald-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-07-20-08.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Mike Pence Speak at the Republican Convention by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2016 4:19 AM UTC  Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence acknowledges the crowd as he walks on stage to deliver a speech on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence acknowledges the crowd as he walks on stage to deliver a speech on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.John Moore—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2016 4:19 AM UTC Indiana Gov. Mike Pence made his national debut with a speech at the Republican national convention with a self-deprecating speech that focused on his running mate, Donald Trump. “You know, he’s a man known for a larger personality, a colorful style and lots of charisma. And so, I guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket,” he said. 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