VEEP and VP at 2014 WHCA Dinner

For the 2014 White House Correspondents Dinner, Haddad Media worked with the Vice President’s Office and HBO’s Veep to create a memorable video romp including the First Lady, Speaker Boehner and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi.

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Post date April 3, 2015

Haddad Media worked with the Vice President’s Office, HBO and Veep. Here is what the critics had to say.

“Veep” and Joe Biden Video Wows at White House Correspondents’ Dinner – Vanity Fair (5/4/2014)

“Kind of amazing” – Washington Post (5/4/2014)

“Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in character as ‘Veep’ Selina Meyer, teamed up with Vice President Joe Biden for a video in which they decide to ditch the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. It’s the buddy-cop partnership we never knew we needed.” – Hollywoodlife.com (5/4/2014)

“The amusing promo is stacked with high-profile political cameos: besides Biden, there’s a lecture on healthy eating habits from Michelle Obama, a tattoo parlor rendezvous with Nancy Pelosi, and a folksy phone call with John Boehner.” – Slate.com (5/4/2014)

“Watch Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Joe Biden’s WHCD So-So Funny Video” – Showbiz411.com (5/3/2015)

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