original passage: Evers befriended a range of people from sharecroppers to presidents. He was an informal adviser to politicians as diverse as Lyndon B. Johnson, George C. Wallace, Ronald Reagan and Robert F. Kennedy. On the other hand, Evers severely criticized such national leaders as Roy Wilkins, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown and Louis Farrakhan over various issues.
original sentence: He was an informal adviser to politicians as diverse as Lyndon B. Johnson, George C. Wallace, Ronald Reagan and Robert F. Kennedy.
sentence2: If Evers was to put together a c.v. for the next phase of his career, could he have included the names of these Presidents and Presidential contenders not only as references, but also as actual paid employers?
sentence1: Evers befriended a range of people from sharecroppers to presidents. Lyndon B. Johnson, George C. Wallace, Ronald Reagan and Robert F. Kennedy, despite their wide range of political beliefs, all utilized Evers in an unofficial advisory role. On the other hand, Evers severely criticized such national leaders as Roy Wilkins, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown and Louis Farrakhan over various issues.