ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː, bˈʌtmən bɪkˌeɪm ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə mˈeɪn dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt hˈɔːptɐbtˌeɪlʌŋ fɔːɹ pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ɪnðə nˈɑːtsi pˈɑːɹɾiz ɹˈaɪxsleɪtˌʌŋ nˈæʃənəl lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp.
In September 1932, Buttmann became the head of the Main Department (Hauptabteilung) for Popular Education in the Nazi Party's Reichsleitung (National Leadership).