Which President honored Martin Luther King Jr. with his own national holiday?

The honorable Ronald Reagan!!!! A Republican!!!!!

Senator Jesse Helms (R-North Carolina) led opposition to the bill and questioned whether King was important enough to receive such an honor. He also criticized King's opposition to the Vietnam War and accused him of espousing "action-oriented Marxism".

Ronald Reagan was also opposed to the holiday. He threatened to veto the King Day bill but recanted after Congress passed it with an overwhelming veto-proof majority (338 to 90 in the House of Representatives and 78 to 22 in the Senate).

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) voted against the creation of the holiday to honor King, and later defended Arizona Republican Governor Evan Mecham's rescinding of the state holiday in honor of King created by his Democratic predecessor. After his opposition grew increasingly untenable, McCain reversed his position, and encouraged his home state of Arizona to recognize the holiday despite opposition from Mecham

People were holding rallies, making public appeals, and demonstrating all over the country. Ronald Reagan reluctantly caved in and signed. They had to drag him kicking and screaming to the pen.

Ronald Reagan signed the legislation after threatening to veto it.

that one feels like carter