In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with former Dover Mayor Jack Buckley about his time as a policymaker in Dover during the 1970s. This episode is the first in a series with Dover policymakers over the decades.

Parker and Buckley discuss Buckley's various roles in Dover, including as a city councilor, mayor, and director of the Dover Housing Authority. They reflect on major events and policies from the 1970s that impacted Dover, such as urban renewal, reconstruction of a key bridge, and Buckley's work to establish a code of ethics for the City Council. Buckley shares perspectives on hiring a city manager, Bob Steele, and working to preserve historic downtown buildings. He and Parker also talk about the changes Dover has undergone and Buckley's continued community involvement.

In This Week in Dover History, we learn about a tragic accident that occurred in 1856 involving a celebratory cannon on Garrison Hill.