UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
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                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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                Date of Report: February 7, 2005
                (Date of earliest event reported)


                       TEMPLE-INLAND INC.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      Delaware             001-08634             75-1903917
  (State or Other         (Commission           (IRS Employer
    Jurisdiction          File Number)       Identification No.)
 of Incorporation)


        1300 MoPac Expressway South, Austin, Texas 78746
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

                         (512) 434-5800
      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                         Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Principal Officers;
            Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
            Officers

     On February 7, 2005, the Company announced that Doyle R.
Simons was named Executive Vice President and J. Bradley Johnston
was named Chief Administrative Officer.  Messrs. Simons and
Johnston are both already considered to be Section 16 officers of
the Company.

     Mr. Simons, 41, has served as Chief Administrative Officer
since November 2003; Vice President, Administration from November
2000 to November 2003; and Director of Investor Relations from
1994 through 2003.  Mr. Simons has no family relationship with
any of the members of our board of directors or any of our
officers.  Mr. Simons does not have an employment agreement with
the Company, but is party to a change in control agreement that
we have filed previously.  Mr. Simons is not a party to any
transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.

     Mr. Johnston, 49, became General Counsel in August 2002 and
continues to serve in that capacity. Prior to that, Mr. Johnston
served as General Counsel of Guaranty from January 1995 through
May 1999, as General Counsel of Financial Services from May 1997
through July 2002 and Chief Administrative Officer of Financial
Services and Guaranty from May 1999 through July 2002.  Mr.
Johnston has no family relationship with any of the members of
our board of directors or any of our officers.  Mr. Johnston does
not have an employment agreement with the Company, but is party
to a change in control agreement that we have filed previously.
Mr. Johnston is not a party to any transaction requiring
disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.


                            SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                   TEMPLE-INLAND INC.


Date: February 7, 2005         By:  /s/ M. Richard Warner
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                                   Name:  M. Richard Warner
                                   Title: President