A Landmark Month Reagan's Proclamation for Hispanic Heritage

"Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, ... The four-week period is about honoring the way Hispanic populations have shaped the U.S. in the past and present, Lammers said. “It gives us a ... President Lyndon Johnson signed Hispanic Heritage Week into law in 1968. ... month when President Ronald Reagan signed National Hispanic Heritage Month into law. Hispanic Heritage observations began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and were expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 ... In 1987, Rep. Esteban Torres (D-Calif.) submitted a bill to expand Hispanic Heritage Week into a Hispanic Heritage Month to cover a 30-day ... I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning September 13, 1987, as National Hispanic Heritage Week. In 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed into law legislation that would expand Hispanic Heritage Week to a month (September 15 to October 15). On September ... President Lyndon Johnson first declared Hispanic Heritage Week in September of 1968. Years later, in 1988, U.S. Rep. Esteban Torres (D- ... The observation was started in 1968 when President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed it to be “Hispanic Heritage Week.” President Ronald Reagan expanded ... From 1968 until 1988, Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter and Reagan all issued the yearly proclamations, setting aside a week to honor Hispanic ...