today, there is an event called the garden brunch, it's hosted by tammy haddad who is a washington resident, of washington society, a former tv producer and one of the guests at her brunch was mike kelley, you might know him as doug on "house of cards." c-span caught up with him. mike: mike kelley, house of cards, a.k.a. doug. >> pretty cool. have you attended this dinner before? mike: for me, this and the emmys, right up there. >> why? mike: just some people that -- we meet actors and stuff, but meeting politicians and correspondents. >> who are you excited to meet? and are you a guest of abc tonight? mike: i'm a guest of reuters. chris matthews, he is one of my favorites. of course, meeting the president would be a real thrill for me. >> what do you think about the intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? mike: you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one, but some young staffer will come every year at the event and say i know. maybe not, but a lot of efficient men o

it's hosted by tammy haddad who is a washington resident, of washington society, a former tv producer and one of the guests at her brunch was mike kelley, you might know him as doug on "house of cards." c-span, up with him. peter: mike kelly, "house of cards," a.k.a. doug. >> pretty cool. peter: you've attended this dinner before? >> it's my third one. i love it. for me, this and the emmys right up there. peter: why? >> you meet so many incredibly interesting people. we meet other actors and stuff all the time, but meeting politicians and correspondence -- i love it. peter: who are you excited to meet? are you a guest of abc tonight? >> i'm a guest of reuters. i would love see -- to see chris matthews as he is one of my favorites. to meet the president would be a real thrill for me. peter: what do you think about the real-world intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? >> you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one but some young staffer will come to meet every y

today there is an event called the garden brunch, it's hosted by tammy haddad who is a washington resident, of washington society, a former tv producer and one of the guests at her brunch was mike kelley, you might know him as doug on "house of cards." >> mike kelley, house of cards a.k.a. doug. >> pretty cool. >> as you attended this dinner before? >> for me, this and the emmys, right up there. >> why? >> just some people that -- we meet actors and stuff, but meeting politicians and correspondents. >> who are you excited to meet? are you a guest of abc tonight? >> i'm a guest of reuters. chris matthews he is one of my favorites. meet the president would be a real thrill for me. >> what do you think about the intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? >> you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one, but some young staffer will come every year at the event and say i know. maybe not, but a lot of efficient men out there. >> the real mike kelley, thank you. announcer: and

today there is an event called the garden brunch, it's hosted by tammy haddad who is a washington resident, of washington society, a former tv producer and one of the guests at her brunch was mike kelley, you might know him as doug on "house of cards." >> mike kelley, house of cards a.k.a. doug. >> pretty cool. >> as you attended this dinner before? >> for me, this and the emmys, right up there. >> why? >> just some people that -- we meet actors and stuff, but meeting politicians and correspondents. >> who are you excited to meet? are you a guest of abc tonight? >> i'm a guest of reuters. chris matthews he is one of my favorites. meet the president would be a real thrill for me. >> what do you think about the intersection between hollywood and washington and what you do for a living? >> you mean my -- obviously, we dramatize the whole thing. i pray to god it's not like that. i do have a young staffer, not the same one, but some young staffer will come every year at the event and say i know. maybe not, but a lot of efficient men out there. >> the real mike kelley, thank you. announcer: and