--- title: Presidential Campaign Announcement Slideshow description: The journey to the White House begins with one step: the campaign announcement. Here's a look at some recent ones. canonical: https://time.com/3753958/presidential-candidate-announcement-ted-cruz-obama-hillary-clinton/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-23T13:57:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:56.223Z article:section: Politics og:title: See 10 Presidential Campaign Launches og:description: The journey to the White House begins with a single step. og:url: https://time.com/3753958/presidential-candidate-announcement-ted-cruz-obama-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a148f597edf8d1b/698784b52dce01c0e89de27a/presidential-candidacy-announcements-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Illinois senator Barack Obama waves to the crowd before he a og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See 10 Presidential Campaign Launches twitter:description: The journey to the White House begins with a single step. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a148f597edf8d1b/698784b52dce01c0e89de27a/presidential-candidacy-announcements-barack-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See 10 Presidential Campaign Launches by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 23, 2015 1:57 PM CUT  Barack Obama launched his campaign before the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 10, 2007, with a speech that referenced Abraham Lincoln. Barack Obama launched his campaign before the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 10, 2007, with a speech that referenced Abraham Lincoln.Mark Cowan—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 23, 2015 1:57 PM CUT  Mitt Romney launched his second campaign on June 2, 2011, in the first primary state, New Hampshire, with a scathing attack on President Obama's economic record. Stephan Savoia—AP  John McCain launched his second campaign on April 25, 2007, in New Hampshire with a speech that began with the Iraq War and foreign policy. Stephan Savoia—AP  Barack Obama launched his campaign before the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., on Feb. 10, 2007, with a speech that referenced Abraham Lincoln. Mark Cowan—Bloomberg/Getty Images  Hillary Clinton launched her presidential campaign on Jan. 20, 2007, by posting the words "I'm in" on her website. AP  John Kerry launched his presidential campaign on Sept. 2, 2003, in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., with a speech about the Iraq War. Lawrence Jackson—AP  June 16, 1999 Carthage, Tenn. Ron Edmonds—AP  George W. Bush launched his first campaign on June 12, 1999, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a speech about "compassionate conservatism." Harry Hamburg—New York Daily News Archive/Getty Images  Bill Clinton launched his first campaign on Oct. 3, 1991, in Little Rock, Ark., with a speech about change. Cynthia Johnson—Getty Images  George H.W. Bush announced his first presidential campaign on Oct. 12, 1987, in Houston, Texas, with a speech about his work as vice president. Ed Kolenovsky—AP  Ronald Reagan launched his presidential campaign on Nov. 13, 1979,in New York City with a speech about the role of government. 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