Series contains video and audio recordings of internal and external speeches, appearances, interviews, and other events participated in by President Wolfensohn or otherwise related to the activities of the Office of the President (EXC). Documentation of these events was usually undertaken by the Bank's general services staff at the request of the Office of the President or was done externally after which physical copies of the recording were shared with the World Bank Group (WBG).

The materials in this series document a variety of appearances made by President Wolfensohn during his tenure as WBG president. These can include President Wolfensohn's participation at both meetings and events organized by the WBG and those organized externally. Internal events range from Spring and Annual Meeting addresses to town halls and internal meetings with senior managers, country directors, individual units (i.e. Operations Evaluation Department [OED], Middle East and North Africa Vice Presidency [MNAVP]), internal events (CEO Day, the unveiling of the river blindness statue), and so on.

External events include those held at various forums, events, colleges and universities, conferences, etc. Addresses are documented from various forums, events, and conferences held around the world.

Media appearances and interviews with members of the media are also included. These are generally with television news networks and shows. Examples include interviews with Nova Mova (a Ukrainian television program), the Korean BroadcastingSystem (KBS), and Pamela Wallin Live, a Canadian journalist. News coverage of President Wolfensohn's visits to other countries is also included as are recordings of press conferences participated in by President Wolfensohn.

Footage from President Wolfensohn's mission travel is also included, including materials from travel to Vietnam, Indonesia, Rwanda, Tajikistan, Korea, and many more.

Note that some items in this series are accompanied by print outs of record filing logs which indicate the existence of accompanying briefing materials for the event or appearance documented in the audio-visual item. See the "Related units of description" for the location of these related materials.

A small number of externally produced television programs with which the World Bank Group and/or President Wolfensohn participated or had a connection are also included, such as We Are the Future (2004) and Dobri Duh Starog Mosta (2004).