Original sentence: Apparently, these privileges were of little use; Morris claimed to learn little from their conversations or even from the President's own private diary.Regarding Reagan, Morris claimed, "Nobody around him understood him.The author came to see the president as a "hollow man" of sorts
Edited sentence: Admitted Morris about Reagan, "Nobody around him understood him.Almost unbelievably, these privileges were of little use.Even less informative was the President's own private diary.Reagan devoted most of their conversations to tired anecdotes, tall tales and evasions.The President was discovered by the author to be a "hollow man" of sorts