Saturday, April 27, 2013

Went with Chris to White House Correspondence Garden Brunch at Beall-Washington House on 2920 R Street, N.W. Tammy Haddad as usual MC’d it. Sponsored by CURE Epilepsy and the Miss America Foundation. Great party. Fantastic weather – bright sun and 70 degrees. Usual cast of celebrities – political, media and Hollywood. Ran into old friends David Axelrod, Sharon Stone, Nora O’Donnell, Charlie Rose, Gordon Peterson. Discussed NIH budget with Eric Cantor. Had most fun meeting and taking picture with Navid Negahban who played the archterrorist Abu Nazir on “Homeland” (Showtime). We told him how much we admired his work. He sort of recognized me but not quite. After a few minutes, he came over to me and said how impressed he was about how many lives I have saved and as he was saying it, he choked up. He clearly had asked someone who I was. Seems like a fine human being.