Editing Irene Dunne (section)

=== American delegate to the United Nations ===
In 1957, [[Dwight David Eisenhower|President Eisenhower]] appointed Dunne one of five alternative U.S. delegates to the United Nations in recognition of her interest in [[international relations|international affairs]] and Roman Catholic and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] causes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ike Appoints Irene Dunne to U.N. Post|date=August 10, 1957|work=Palm Beach Post|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53370535/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=September 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914175540/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53370535/the-palm-beach-post/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dunne admired the U.N.'s dedication to creating [[world peace]],<ref>{{harvp|Bell|1958}}: 'Says Irene: "You never for a moment forget that war and peace and life itself are at stake. When I go back home after this session of the General Assembly, I'll be an enthusiastic saleslady for the U.N. as an essential force [for] world peace in this age of atoms and outer-space moons."'</ref><ref name="gentlewoman">{{cite news|date=1958-03-05|title=Irene Dunne: Gentlewoman|work=Los Angeles Times|url=http://www.irenedunnesite.com/press/1958-irene-dunne-gentlewoman/|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430032001/http://www.irenedunnesite.com/press/1958-irene-dunne-gentlewoman/|archive-date=2016-04-30}}</ref> and was inspired by colleagues' beliefs that Hollywood influenced the world.<ref>{{harvp|Bell|1958}}: '"There are a great many thoughtful people in Hollywood," Irene says, "especially among the writers, directors, and technicians. I think they are aware of Hollywood's impact on people all over the world, but even they have no idea of how tremendous that impact is. I know now—from talking with the other U.N. delegates. And I'm going home and try to tell the people back there what an important contribution Hollywood can make, or how much harm it can do."'</ref> On September 12, she was sworn in with [[Herman B Wells|Herman B. Wells]], [[Walter H. Judd]], [[A. S. J. Carnahan]], [[Philip M. Klutznick]] and [[George Meany]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Meany, Many Others Take Oaths As Delegates to UN |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/617898080/ |work=The Sacramento Bee |date=1957-09-13 |page=A-8 |access-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914175541/https://www.newspapers.com/image/617898080/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She held delegacy for two years and addressed the [[U.N. General Assembly|General Assembly]] twice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Irene Dunne |url=http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/irene-dunne/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802012242/http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/irene-dunne/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2020 }}</ref> She gave her delegacy its own anthem: "[[Getting to Know You (song)|Getting to Know You]]" because "it's so simple, and yet so fundamental in international relations today."<ref name="harvp|Bell|1958">{{harvp|Bell|1958}}</ref> Dunne later described her Assembly request for $21 million to help [[Palestinian refugees]] as her "biggest thrill,"<ref>{{cite news|title=Irene Dunne Describes Work as U.N. Delegate|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1958-02-03|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/381194252/?terms=Irene%2BDunne%2BDescribes%2BWork%2Bas%2BU.N.%2BDelegate|url-access=subscription|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=June 13, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613204128/http://www.newspapers.com/image/381194252/?terms=Irene%2BDunne%2BDescribes%2BWork%2Bas%2BU.N.%2BDelegate|url-status=live}}</ref> and called her delegacy career the "highlight of my life."<ref>{{cite news |title=Irene Dunne Finds Career in U.N. "Highlight of My Life" |work=[[New York Herald Tribune]] |date=1957-10-16 |page=3}}</ref> She also concluded, "I came away greatly impressed with the work the U.N. does in its limited field—and it does have certain limits. I think we averted a serious situation in Syria, which might have been much worse without a forum to hear it... And I'm much impressed with the work the U.N. agencies do. I'm especially interested in [[UNICEF]]'s work with children[,] and the [[World Health Organization|health organization]] [.]"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Bob |title=Actress Found U.N. Exciting |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53409272/ |location=[[Hanover, Pennsylvania]] |work=The Evening Sun |date=February 27, 1958 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=June 14, 2020 |archive-date=September 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914175554/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53409272/the-evening-sun/ |url-status=live }}</ref>