Thoughts and “Facts” from the AGS Polarized Proton Runs during the 1980’s

This workshop’s focus is on considering ways for improving the proton beam polarization that the AGS delivers to the RHIC. This talk attempts to review the first decade of AGS polarization — the 1980’s; to briefly describe some aspects of the machine situation, the depolarization avoidance strategies employed and the success achieved in AGS from the perspective of one of those involved.