#Nixon50 #OTD 9/20/1971 President Nixon and the first Latina to serve as Treasurer of the United Sta
#Nixon50 #OTD 9/20/1971 President Nixon and the first Latina to serve as Treasurer of the United States, Romana Acosta Bañuelos. With $500 she had saved, Mrs. Acosta Bañuelos started a tortilla company that grew to become the multimillion dollar Ramona’s Mexican Food Products, Inc. She also co-founded the Pan American National Bank in Los Angeles, California. Mrs. Acosta Bañuelos was President Nixon’s personal choice for the position of 34th United States Treasurer. (Image: WHPO-7305-17A) -- source link