At first Reagan opposed the Martin Luther King holiday .
At first Reagan signed it only after an overwhelming veto - proof majority ( 338 to 90 in the House of Representatives and 78 to 22 in the Senate ) voted in favor of it .
At first Reagan opposed the Martin Luther King holiday , and signed it only after an overwhelming veto - proof majority ( 338 to 90 in the House of Representatives and 78 to 22 in the Senate ) voted in favor of it .