Here is what I did to get this to work.
On the Windows server running vCenter.
1. I created a local account named vdp (Set password to does not expire and I didn't even make this account an administrator on the local machine)
2. Make sure the password you set for this account does not have any special characters. (VDP doesn't like this)
Now....
1. Log in to web client
2. Choose vCenter under the Home icon on the navigator.
3. Choose vCenter Servers under the Inventory Lists (I made the mistake of over looking this part and trying to set these permission on the Windows VM running my vCenter server. That does not work you HAVE to set the account permissions within the vCenter software NOT the VM Host. See attached image for the proper location and permissions to get this working.

4. Under vCenter Servers, click your desired server
5. Choose the Manage tab
6. Choose the Permissions tab
7. Choose the green + to add a permission
8. On the left side, choose the desired user using the Add button near the bottom
9. On the right side, set the assigned role to Administrator using the drop down box near the center.
10. I chose the propagate option, not sure that is required
11. Choose OK