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In 1968, Gallinghouse switched parties to work in the campaign for  [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] for the  presidency even though his state voted that year for [[George Wallace]], the former governor of [[Alabama]], who ran as the nominee of the American Independent Party. He headed the group known as United Citizens for Nixon. After the presidential race, Gallinghouse became the state Republican finance chairman, having succeeded [[Allison Kolb]], another Democrat-turned Republican figure.<ref name=mph>"Finance Chairman Named for Louisiana Republicans," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' January 27, 1969, p. 4.</ref> In 1969, Gallinghouse was the general chairman of the Louisiana State Republican Convention, at which then [[U.S. Representative]] Dan Kuykendall of [[Tennessee]]'s 9th congressional district, since disbanded, was the featured speaker.<ref>"Tennessee Congressman to Be Speaker at Republican Meet," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' February 25, 1969, p. 2.</ref>

In 1968, Gallinghouse switched parties to work in the campaign for  [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] for the  presidency even though his state voted that year for [[George Wallace]], the former governor of [[Alabama]], who ran as the nominee of the American Independent Party. He headed the group known as United Citizens for Nixon. After the presidential race, Gallinghouse became the state Republican finance chairman, having succeeded [[Allison Kolb]], another Democrat-turned Republican figure.<ref name=mph>"Finance Chairman Named for Louisiana Republicans," ''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' January 27, 1969, p. 4.</ref> In 1969, Gallinghouse was the general chairman of the Louisiana State Republican Convention, at which then [[U.S. Representative]] Dan Kuykendall of [[Tennessee]]'s 9th congressional district, since disbanded, was the featured speaker.<ref>"Tennessee Congressman to Be Speaker at Republican Meet," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' February 25, 1969, p. 2.</ref>

In 1970, President Nixon appointed Gallinghouse as the prosecuting attorney for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana]]. In 1974, he was reappointed by President [[Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]] He remained on duty for the first year of the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] administration too.<ref name=obit/>

In 1970, President Nixon appointed Gallinghouse as the prosecuting attorney for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. In 1974, he was reappointed by President [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]] He remained on duty for the first year of the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]] administration too.<ref name=obit/>

In a 1977 interview, Gallinghouse explained his conception of the U.S. attorney's office as an activist, not a passive, role: "A U.S. attorney can't sit back and wait for somebody to bring in a ready-made case."<ref name=crider>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19771004&id=qB8vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y9wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7289,404315|author=Bill Crider|title=This U.S. Attorney defies patronage system - He stays|date=October 4, 1977|publisher=news.google.com|accessdate=June 29, 2013}}</ref>

In a 1977 interview, Gallinghouse explained his conception of the U.S. attorney's office as an activist, not a passive, role: "A U.S. attorney can't sit back and wait for somebody to bring in a ready-made case."<ref name=crider>{{cite web|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=110&dat=19771004&id=qB8vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y9wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7289,404315|author=Bill Crider|title=This U.S. Attorney defies patronage system - He stays|date=October 4, 1977|publisher=news.google.com|accessdate=June 29, 2013}}</ref>

In 1972, Gallinghouse successfully prosecuted state Attorney General  [[Jack P. F. Gremillion]] for [[perjury]]. Gremillion was convicted of lying to a federal [[grand jury]] about the insolvency of the Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corporation, which paid Gremillion $10,000 in legal fees. The company raised $2.6 million from small investors and lent the money to politicians and companies controlled by [[organized crime]] boss Carlos Marcello. The investors faced heavy losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/8458.html|title=ES&S, Diebold lobbyists, July 21, 2005|publisher=bbvforums.org|accessdate=June 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>''Life Magazine'' (Vol. 68, No. 13), p. 53.</ref> Gremillion lashed out at Gallinghouse: "He's trying to indict everybody for his own personal benefit."<ref name=nosi/> Gallinghouse denied that he had political ambition but said, merely,  "I am after crime". He indicated that he would remain U.S. attorney so long as Nixon desired his service.<ref name=nosi/>

In 1972, Gallinghouse successfully prosecuted state Attorney General  [[Jack P. F. Gremillion]] for [[perjury]]. Gremillion was convicted of lying to a federal [[grand jury]] about the insolvency of the Louisiana Loan and Thrift Corporation, which paid Gremillion $10,000 in legal fees. The company raised $2.6 million from small investors and lent the money to politicians and companies controlled by [[organized crime]] boss Carlos Marcello. The investors faced heavy losses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbvforums.org/forums/messages/1954/8458.html|title=ES&S, Diebold lobbyists, July 21, 2005|publisher=bbvforums.org|accessdate=June 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>''Life Magazine'' (Vol. 68, No. 13), p. 53.</ref> Gremillion lashed out at Gallinghouse: "He's trying to indict everybody for his own personal benefit."<ref name=nosi/> Gallinghouse denied that he had political ambition but said, merely,  "I am after crime". He indicated that he would remain U.S. attorney so long as Nixon and Ford desired his service.<ref name=nosi/>

In 1972, Gallinghouse obtained an indictment for [[bribery]] against  Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs, a former state senator from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] and director of the Louisiana Department of Public Works under Governor [[John J. McKeithen]], for Downs' role in the Shoup Voting Machine Corporation scandal.<ref name=nosi/> Downs benefited from a [[hung jury]], which blocked his conviction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/G%20Disk/Garrison%20Jim/Garrison%20Jim%20Criminal%20Trial%201973/Item%20080.pdf|author=[[Bill Lynch]]|title=Garrison case results in acquittal|publisher=''the New Orleans States-Item|date= October 2, 1973|publisher=''New Orleans States-Item''|accessdate=June 28, 2013}}</ref>

In 1972, Gallinghouse obtained an indictment for [[bribery]] against  Crawford Hugh "Sammy" Downs, a former state senator from [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] and director of the Louisiana Department of Public Works under Governor [[John J. McKeithen]], for Downs' role in the Shoup Voting Machine Corporation scandal.<ref name=nosi/> Downs benefited from a [[hung jury]], which blocked his conviction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/G%20Disk/Garrison%20Jim/Garrison%20Jim%20Criminal%20Trial%201973/Item%20080.pdf|author=[[Bill Lynch]]|title=Garrison case results in acquittal|publisher=''the New Orleans States-Item|date= October 2, 1973|publisher=''New Orleans States-Item''|accessdate=June 28, 2013}}</ref>