FORM 3

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Klinger,                     Steven                  J.

03/28/03

GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION (GP)

133 Peachtree Street, N.E.

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                         (Check all applicable)

Director

10% Owner

    Atlanta,                Georgia                 30303

 X 

Officer
(give title below)

Other
(specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

 Executive Vice President
- Packaging

  X 

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(City)                               (State)                               (Zip)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security                                                                       
    (Instr. 4)

2. Amount of Securities
    Beneficially Owned
    (Instr. 4)

3. Ownership
    Form: Direct
    (D) or Indirect
    (I)   (Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership        
    (Instr. 5)

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

1,939.000

D

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

1,432.309

I

through G-P 401(k) (1)

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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of Derivative Security                                   
   (Instr. 4)

2.Date Exer-
   cisable and
   Expiration
   Date
   (Month/Day/Year)

3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying                                  
    Derivative Security
    (Instr. 4)

4. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security

5. Owner-
    ship
    Form of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Security:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)
    (Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect
    Beneficial Ownership
    (Instr. 5)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

                           Title                          

Amount
or
Number
of
Shares

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy GP) - 1997 SVIP

(2)

02/02/07

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

5,000.000

$26.420

D

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy GP) - 1998 LTIP

(3)

01/28/08

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

4,224.000

$28.205

D

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy GP) - 1999 LTIP

(4)

01/27/09

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

7,800.000

$32.170

D

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy GP) - 2000 LTIP

(5)

01/20/10

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

8,700.000

$41.590

D

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy GP) - 2001 LTIP

(6)

01/28/11

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

20,750.000

$29.470

D

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (right to buy) - 2002 LTIP

(7)

01/30/12

Georgia-Pacific Common Stock

35,600.000

$24.440

D

Explanation of Responses:

See continuation page(s) for footnotes

 /s/ Steven J. Klinger

 April 1, 2003

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

STEVEN J. KLINGER

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Steven J. Klinger
133 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Georgia-Pacific Corporation (GP)
March 28, 2003

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(1)

Through the Georgia-Pacific Corporation Salaried 401(k) Plan. Information is as of March 28, 2003.

(2)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation 1995 Shareholder Value Incentive Plan, granted options vested effective 02/03/00.

(3)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Georgia-Pacific Group 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, granted options vest in three annual installments beginning January 29, 1999, and may be exercised (to the extent vested) beginning on such vesting date and continuing to January 28, 2008.

(4)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Georgia-Pacific Group 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, granted options vest in three annual installments beginning January 28, 2000, and may be exercised (to the extent vested) beginning on such vesting date and continuing to January 27, 2009.

(5)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Georgia-Pacific Group 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, granted options vest in three annual installments beginning January 21, 2001, and may be exercised (to the extent vested) beginning on such vesting date and continuing to January 20, 2010.

(6)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Georgia-Pacific Group 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, granted options vest in three annual installments beginning January 29, 2002, and may be exercised (to the extent vested) beginning on such vesting date and continuing to January 28, 2011.

(7)

Under the terms of the Georgia-Pacific Corporation/Georgia-Pacific Group 1997 Long Term Incentive Plan, granted options vest in three annual installments beginning June 17, 2003, and may be exercised (to the extent vested) beginning on such vesting date and continuing to June 16, 2012.