Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/from-nov-19-1987-frank-r-lautenberg-on-in-flight-smoking Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Transcript On Nov. 19, 1987, Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat who was a driving force behind legislation banning smoking on most U.S. flights, joined Judy Woodruff for a taping of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.