ˈæftɚ ðə nˈɑːtsi sˈiːʒɚɹ ʌv pˈaʊɚ, bˈʌtmən wʌz kənsˈɪdɚd baɪ mˈɛni təbi ɐ nˈætʃɚɹəl kˈændᵻdˌeɪt tə bɪkˌʌm ðɪ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪn bɐvˈɛɹiə bˌʌt ðə pˈoʊst ɪnstˈɛd wɛnt tə hˈænz skˈiːm, ðə pˈaʊɚfəl ɡˈɔːleɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə bɐvˈɛɹiən ˈiːst mˈɑːɹtʃ.
After the Nazi seizure of power, Buttmann was considered by many to be a natural candidate to become the Education Minister in Bavaria but the post instead went to Hans Schemm, the powerful Gauleiter of the Bavarian East March.