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Dumbarton Oaks

Georgetown, Washington DC

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"Dumbarton Oaks. This is the house where the United Nations was invented. Well — invented might be strong. Argued about in a living room? That's closer. In the summer of nineteen forty-four, thirty-nine delegates from four countries came to this Georgetown mansion to design a new world order. They met in the Music Room — which was temporarily renamed "the Assembly Room."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Georgetown Was Here First

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  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The C and O Canal
  3. 3 The Old Stone House
  4. 4 The Exorcist Steps
  5. 5 Georgetown University
  6. 6 Dumbarton Oaks
  7. 7 Tudor Place
  8. 8 Martin's Tavern
  9. 9 The Reveal

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