Henry L. Stimson 1867-1950 American politician, Secretary of War under Franklin Roosevelt and advocate of the use of atomic weapons on Japan. T.L.S. with lengthy holograph postscript on War Department letterhead, 1p. 4to., Washington, Apr. 22, 1941 to Hermann Hagedorn concerning entertainment to boost the morale of the military forces. his postscript praises Spanish-American War hero Leonard Wood: ... What a tower of strength and good sense he would be in the present world! .