In late summer and early fall of 1944, at the height of World War II, a series of important diplomatic meetings—known as the Dumbarton Oaks Conversations—took place at Dumbarton Oaks. The meetings resulted in the United Nations charter adopted in San Francisco in 1945.

For more information about the Dumbarton Oaks Conversations, click here.

This Web exclusive information is a supplement to Revitalizing an estate.